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ArticleScientific reports2026

Stabilizing fractional dynamical networks suppresses epileptic seizures.

Yaoyue Wang, Arian Ashourvan, Guilherme Ramos, Emily A Pereira

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Yaoyue WangMing Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA. yaoyuewa@usc.edu.
Arian AshourvanDepartment of Psychology, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS, USA.
Guilherme RamosDepartment of Computer Science and Engineering, Instituto Superior Técnico, University of Lisbon and Instituto de Telecomunicações, Lisbon, Portugal.
Emily A PereiraDepartment of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, 79409, USA.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-9598-5823

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Abstract

Medically uncontrolled epileptic seizures affect nearly 15 million people worldwide, resulting in enormous economic and psychological burdens. Treatment of medically refractory epilepsy is essential for patients to achieve remission, improve psychological functioning, and enhance social and vocational outcomes. Here, we show a state-of-the-art method that stabilizes fractional dynamical networks modeled from intracranial EEG data, effectively suppressing seizure activity in 34 out of 35 total spontaneous episodes from patients at the University of Pennsylvania and the Mayo Clinic. We perform a multi-scale analysis and show that the fractal behavior and stability properties of these data distinguish between four epileptic states: interictal, pre-ictal, ictal, and post-ictal. Furthermore, the simulated controlled signals exhibit substantial amplitude reduction ([Formula: see text] average). These findings highlight the potential of fractional dynamics to characterize seizure-related brain states and demonstrate its capability to suppress epileptic activity.

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EpilepsySeizuresBrainElectroencephalographyHumansNerve NetEpilepsyFractional-order systemsIntracranial EEGNetwork dynamicsSeizure control

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PMID42178319
PMCPMC13199506

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