Helping networks to get synchronized: Effect of external stimulation Dorsa Nezhad Hajian, Gayathri Vivekanandhan, Hayder Natiq, Fatemeh Parastesh, Karthikeyan Rajagopal and Sajad Jafari EPL, 143 3 (2023) 31003 Published online: 07 August 2023 DOI: 10.1209/0295-5075/aceb1a