A top-down approach for desynchronization in an ensemble of coupled oscillators

TL;DR

This paper introduces a universal top-down method to desynchronize large populations of coupled oscillators by weak stimulation, aiming to suppress pathological neural synchronization.

Contribution

It presents a novel approach that stabilizes oscillations with minimal intervention, effectively desynchronizing coupled oscillators without altering individual dynamics.

Findings

Weak stimulation stabilizes overall oscillations.

Desynchronization achieved without changing individual oscillator behavior.

Potential applications in neurological disorder treatments.

Abstract

A universal approach is proposed for suppression of collective synchrony in a large population of interacting rhythmic units. We demonstrate that provided that the internal coupling is weak, stabilization of overall oscillations with vanishing stimulation leads to desynchronization in a large ensemble of coupled oscillators, without altering significantly the essential nature of each constituent oscillator. We expect our findings to be a starting point for the issue of destroying undesired synchronization, e. g. desynchronization techniques for deep brain stimulation for neurological diseases characterized by pathological neural synchronization.