Mindful attention promotes control of brain network dynamics for self-regulation and discontinues the past from the present

D Zhou, Y Kang, D Cosme… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - National Acad Sciences
Mindful attention is characterized by acknowledging the present experience as a transient
mental event. Early stages of mindfulness practice may require greater neural effort for later …

The control costs of human brain dynamics

EG Ceballos, AI Luppi, G Castrillon, M Saggar, B Misic… - bioRxiv, 2024 - biorxiv.org
The human brain is a complex system with high metabolic demands and extensive
connectivity that requires control to balance energy consumption and functional efficiency …

Towards a network control theory of electroconvulsive therapy response

T Hahn, H Jamalabadi, E Nozari, NR Winter… - PNAS …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) is arguably the most effective intervention for treatment-
resistant depression. While large interindividual variability exists, a theory capable of …

[HTML][HTML] Interrelated effects of age and parenthood on whole-brain controllability: protective effects of parenthood in mothers

H Jamalabadi, T Hahn, NR Winter, E Nozari… - Frontiers in Aging …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background Controllability is a measure of the brain's ability to orchestrate neural activity
which can be quantified in terms of properties of the brain's network connectivity. Evidence …

Altered structural connectivity and functional brain dynamics in individuals with heavy alcohol use elucidated via network control theory

SP Singleton, P Velidi, L Schilling, AI Luppi… - Biological Psychiatry …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background Heavy alcohol use (HAU) and its associated conditions, such as alcohol use
disorder (AUD), impact millions of individuals worldwide. While our understanding of the …

Predicting antidepressant treatment response using functional brain controllability analysis

F Fang, B Godlewska, S Selvaraj, Y Zhang - Brain Connectivity, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Introduction: For decades, predicting response to the antidepressant medication has been a
critical unmet need in depression treatment in clinic, and a technical challenge in …

Strength and resilience of developing brain circuits predict adolescent emotional and stress responses during the COVID-19 pandemic

L Hu, C Stamoulis - Cerebral Cortex, 2024 - academic.oup.com
The COVID-19 pandemic has had profound but incompletely understood adverse effects on
youth. To elucidate the role of brain circuits in how adolescents responded to the pandemic's …

LSD and psilocybin flatten the brain's energy landscape: insights from receptor-informed network control theory

SP Singleton, AI Luppi, RL Carhart-Harris, J Cruzat… - BioRxiv, 2021 - biorxiv.org
Psychedelics like lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin offer a powerful window
into the function of the human brain and mind, by temporarily altering subjective experience …

[HTML][HTML] Controllability of structural brain networks and the waxing and waning of negative affect in daily life

AL McGowan, L Parkes, X He, O Stanoi, Y Kang… - … Psychiatry Global Open …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background The waxing and waning of negative affect in daily life is normative, reflecting an
adaptive capacity to respond flexibly to changing circumstances. However, understanding of …

Functional brain network controllability dysfunction in Alzheimer's disease and its relationship with cognition and gene expression profiling

C Zheng, X Xiao, W Zhao, Z Yang, S Guo… - Journal of Neural …, 2024 - iopscience.iop.org
Objective. In recent studies, network control theory has been applied to clarify transitions
between brain states, emphasizing the significance of assessing the controllability of brain …