The brain is characterized by heterogeneous patterns of structural connections supporting
unparalleled feats of cognition and a wide range of behaviours. New non-invasive imaging …

A reflection of our ultimate understanding of a complex system is our ability to control its
behavior. Typically, control has multiple prerequisites: it requires an accurate map of the …

Recent studies on the controllability of complex systems offer a powerful mathematical
framework to systematically explore the structure–function relationship in biological, social …

Many systems on our planet shift abruptly and irreversibly from the desired state to an
undesired state when forced across a “tipping point”. Some examples are mass extinctions …

The problem of reconstructing nonlinear and complex dynamical systems from measured
data or time series is central to many scientific disciplines including physical, biological …

What can we learn about controlling a system solely from its underlying network structure?
Here we adapt a recently developed framework for control of networks governed by a broad …

Recent studies have made important advances in identifying sensor or driver nodes, through
which we can observe or control a complex system. But the observational uncertainty …

The ability to effectively control brain dynamics holds great promise for the enhancement of
cognitive function in humans and the betterment of their quality of life. Yet, successfully …

Computational modeling of brain mechanisms of cognition has largely focused on the
cortex, but recent experiments have shown that higher-order nuclei of the thalamus …

The last decade has seen an explosion of research in network controllability. The present
article reviews some basic concepts, significant progress, important results and recent …