Article révisé par les pairs
Résumé : We extend the Ott-Grebogi-Yorke method to the stabilization of unstable orbits in a network of oscillators exhibiting spatiotemporal chaotic activity, wherein the perturbation is applied to the variables of the system. With the help of numerical simulations we show that a method developed by Pyragas can stabilize unstable orbits in a one variable delay differential equation and in a model cortical network with delay. We discuss the relevance of these results in the physiological processes of the brain. © 1995.