Department of Psychology
McGill University 
1205 Dr. Penfield Ave.
Stewart Biology Building 
Montreal (Qc)
Canada, H3A 1B1 

Tel.: (514) 398-6111 
Fax: (514) 398-4896 
Email: darainy[at]motion.psych.mcgill.ca

Journal Articles 

Ostry DJ, Darainy M, Mattar AAG, Wong J, Gribble PL (2010) Somatosensory plasticity and motor learning. J Neurosci 30:5384-5393.
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Darainy M, Mattar AAG, Ostry DJ (2009) Effects of human arm impedance on dynamics learning and generalization. J Neurophysiol 101:3158–3168.
[abstract] - [Article in PDF format (408 KB)]

Darainy M, Ostry DJ (2008) Muscle cocontraction following dynamics learning. Exp Brain Res 190:153-163.
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Darainy M, Towhidkhah F, Ostry DJ (2007) Control of hand impedance under static conditions and during reaching movement. J Neurophysiol 97:2676–2685.
[abstract] - [Article in PDF format (1890 KB)]

Darainy M, Malfait N, Towhidkhah F, Ostry DJ (2006) Transfer and durability of acquired patterns of human arm stiffness. Exp Brain Res 170:227-237.
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Darainy M, Malfait N, Gribble PL, Towhidkhah F, Ostry DJ (2004) Learning to control arm stiffness under static conditions. J Neurophysiol 92:3344-3350.
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Conference presentations / published abstracts

Darainy M, Mattar AAG, Wong J, Gribble PL, Ostry DJ. The sensed position of the limb changes following dynamics learning. Presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL, 2009.

Ostry DJ, Darainy M, Mattar AAG, Nasir SM, Wong J, Gribble PL. Sensory plasticity and motor learning. Presented at the 19th Annual Neural Control of Movement Meeting, Waikoloa, HI, 2009.

Darainy M, Mattar AAG, Ostry DJ. Anisotropic pattern of hand impedance can affect dynamics learning and generalization. Presented at the 38th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington, DC, 2008.

Darainy M, Ostry DJ. Hand interaction with the environment determines the desired trajectory. Presented at the 18th Annual Neural Control of Movement Meeting, Naples, FL, 2008.

Darainy M, Ostry DJ. Muscle cocontraction following motor learning. Presented at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, 2007.

Darainy M. A model control based on feed-forward and impedance control. Presented at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Atlanta, GA, 2006.

Darainy M, Towhidkhah F, Ostry DJ. A matched comparison of hand impedance under stationary conditions and during reaching movement. Presented at the 35th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, 2005.

Darainy M, Malfait N, Gribble PL, Towhidkhah F, Ostry DJ. Coordinate system of arm stiffness control in statics. Presented at the 34th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA, 2004.

Darainy M, Malfait N, Gribble PL, Towhidkhah F, Ostry DJ. Control of human arm impedance in statics. Presented at the 2nd International Symposium on Measurement, Analysis and Modeling of Human Functions, Genova, Italy, 2004.

Darainy M, Malfait N, Gribble PL, Towhidkhah F, Ostry DJ. Learning impedance control in statics. Presented at the 14th Annual Neural Control of Movement Meeting, Barcelona, Spain, 2004.