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David J. Ostry

David J. Ostry

D-Index & Metrics

Neuroscience

D-Index
62
Citations
12637
World Ranking
3554
National Ranking
202

David J. Ostry publication distribution in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the distribution of publications by all Research.com ranked scientists in the field of Neuroscience in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Ostry sits on this spectrum.

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38 publications 887+

This scientist: 177 publications — 54th percentile

54% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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David J. Ostry D-index placement in Neuroscience in 2026

The chart shows the D-index (discipline H-index) distribution of Neuroscience scientists ranked by Research.com in 2026. The highlighted bar marks where David J. Ostry sits on this spectrum.

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This scientist: 62 D-Index — 64th percentile

64% of scientists in this discipline score the same or lower.

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Overview

David J. Ostry is a researcher affiliated with McGill University in Canada, specializing in neuroscience and psychology. Their work spans several subfields, including cognitive neuroscience, biomedical engineering, social psychology, experimental and cognitive psychology, and neurology. The primary focus of their research lies in motor control and adaptation, muscle activation and electromyography studies, neural dynamics and brain function, action observation and synchronization, visual perception and processing mechanisms, neuroscience and music perception, as well as multisensory perception and integration.

Ostry has contributed extensively to academic literature, with a significant number of publications in prominent venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Journal of Neurophysiology
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Current Biology

Their recent papers reflect a focus on sensorimotor learning and neurophysiological processes related to motor control. Notable recent publications are:

  • "The human somatosensory cortex contributes to the encoding of newly learned movements" (2024, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)
  • "Disruption of somatosensory cortex impairs motor learning and retention" (2023, Journal of Neurophysiology)
  • "Neural Development of Speech Sensorimotor Learning" (2021, Journal of Neuroscience)
  • "Early stages of sensorimotor map acquisition: neurochemical signature in primary motor cortex and its relation to functional connectivity" (2020, Journal of Neurophysiology)
  • "Clustering analysis of movement kinematics in reinforcement learning" (2021, Journal of Neurophysiology)

The researcher's collaborations include frequent coauthors such as Shahryar Ebrahimi, Takayuki Ito, Floris T. van Vugt, Ananda Sidarta, and Neeraj Kumar. These collaborative efforts reflect a multidisciplinary approach linking neurophysiological experimentation with computational and behavioral analyses.

Overall, David J. Ostry's body of work integrates experimental approaches to understanding sensorimotor learning and brain function within the fields of neuroscience and psychology.

Best Publications

  • Specific Involvement of Human Parietal Systems and the Amygdala in the Perception of Biological Motion

    Eva Bonda;Michael Petrides;David Ostry;Alan Evans

  • Somatosensory basis of speech production.

    Stéphanie Tremblay;Douglas M. Shiller;David J. Ostry;David J. Ostry

  • Compensation for interaction torques during single- and multijoint limb movement.

    Paul L. Gribble;David J. Ostry

  • ARE COMPLEX CONTROL SIGNALS REQUIRED FOR HUMAN ARM MOVEMENT

    Paul L. Gribble;David J. Ostry;Vittorio Sanguineti;Rafael Laboissière

  • Control of rate and duration of speech movements

    David J. Ostry;Kevin G. Munhall

  • Somatosensory Plasticity and Motor Learning

    David J. Ostry;Mohammad Darainy;Andrew A.G. Mattar;Jeremy Wong

  • A critical evaluation of the force control hypothesis in motor control

    David J. Ostry;David J. Ostry;Anatol G. Feldman

  • Functionally Specific Changes in Resting-State Sensorimotor Networks after Motor Learning

    Shahabeddin Vahdat;Mohammad Darainy;Theodore E. Milner;David J. Ostry

  • Sensory Preference in Speech Production Revealed by Simultaneous Alteration of Auditory and Somatosensory Feedback

    Daniel R. Lametti;Sazzad M. Nasir;David J. Ostry;David J. Ostry

  • Somatosensory function in speech perception

    Takayuki Ito;Mark Tiede;David J. Ostry

  • Control of Trajectory Modifications in Target-Directed Reaching.

    J. Randall Flanagan;David J. Ostry;Anatol G. Feldman

  • Language rhythms in baby hand movements

    Laura Ann Petitto;Laura Ann Petitto;Siobhan Holowka;Lauren E. Sergio;David Ostry;David Ostry

  • Characteristics of Velocity Profiles of Speech Movements

    Kevin G. Munhall;David J. Ostry;Avraham Parush

  • Is interlimb transfer of force-field adaptation a cognitive response to the sudden introduction of load?

    Nicole Malfait;David J. Ostry

  • Sensory Plasticity in Human Motor Learning.

    David J. Ostry;David J. Ostry;Paul L. Gribble

  • The Origin of Electromyograms - Explanations Based on the Equilibrium Point Hypothesis

    A. G. Feldman;S. V. Adamovich;D. J. Ostry;J. R. Flanagan

  • Baby hands that move to the rhythm of language: hearing babies acquiring sign languages babble silently on the hands

    Laura Ann Petitto;Siobhan Holowka;Lauren E Sergio;Bronna Levy

  • Stimulation of the Posterior Parietal Cortex Interferes with Arm Trajectory Adjustments during the Learning of New Dynamics

    Valeria Della-Maggiore;Nicole Malfait;David J. Ostry;Tomáš Paus

  • Time course of loss of information regarding pattern analyzing operations

    Paul A. Kolers;David J. Ostry

  • Kinematics and control of frog hindlimb movements.

    D. J. Ostry;A. G. Feldman;J. R. Flanagan

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul L. Gribble
Paul L. Gribble University of Western Ontario
Kevin G. Munhall
Kevin G. Munhall Queen's University
Anatol G. Feldman
Anatol G. Feldman University of Montreal
Vincent L. Gracco
Vincent L. Gracco McGill University
J. Randall Flanagan
J. Randall Flanagan Queen's University
Lauren E. Sergio
Lauren E. Sergio York University
Julien Doyon
Julien Doyon Montreal Neurological Institute and Hospital
Tomáš Paus
Tomáš Paus University of Toronto
Mindy F. Levin
Mindy F. Levin McGill University
Jamie Near
Jamie Near Douglas Mental Health University Institute

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