David J. Ostry

Professor

Stewart Biological Sciences Bldg.
Room W7/11, 398-6111
ostry at psych.mcgill.ca
http://www.psych.mcgill.ca/labs/mcl/djo.html

Research Areas

Behavioral Neuroscience, Cognition-Language-Perception

Research Summary

Prof. Ostry's research focuses on understanding the biological mechanisms of voluntary movement and deals equally with speech production and human arm motion. We use mathematical models, robots and behavioral and physiological techniques to assess motor function and the characteristics of motor learning. The overall goals are to understand the interplay of sensory and motor function and most recently, to understand how motor learning and adaptation affects sensory function in speech and limb movement.

Selected References

Ostry DJ, Darainy M, Mattar AAG, Wong J, Gribble PL (2010) Somatosensory plasticity and motor learning, Journal of Neuroscience, 30: 5384-5393.

Nasir SM, Ostry DJ (2009). Auditory plasticity and speech motor learning, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106: 20470-20475.

Ito T, Tiede M, Ostry DJ (2009). Somatosensory function in speech perception, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 106: 1245-1248.

Nasir SM, Ostry DJ (2008). Speech motor learning in profoundly deaf adults. Nature Neuroscience, 11: 1217-1222.

Updated: September 1, 2010
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