Publications

Publications

Peer-Reviewed

19 articles
  • Kumar, A., Kumar, A. D., Sannamath, S., & Kumar, N. (2026). Contextual Cues and Transition Statistics Drive Expression of Competing Motor Memories. iScience. 29(7). [Full Article]
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2026). Modulation of Automatic Alcohol Approach Tendencies using Single-Session 10 Hz rTMS over the Right dLPFC in Males. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 113291. [Full Article]
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2025). Neural mechanisms underlying approach and avoidance tendencies in alcohol use among males: An electrophysiological investigation. Biological Psychology, 202, 109144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2025.109144. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (2025). Interaction between Model-based and Model-free Mechanisms in Motor Learning. Journal of Neurophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00219.2025. [Full Article]
  • Kundal, K., Rani, K. D., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2025). RadGLO: an interactive platform for radiomic feature analysis and prognostic modeling in glioma. npj Precision Oncology. 9(1), 323 https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00219.2025. [Full Article]
  • Kundal, K., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2025). Tumor location, genomic alterations, and radiomic features as predictors of survival in glioblastoma: a Multi-Modal analysis. Neuroradiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-025-03742-7. [Full Article]
  • Shingane, S. N., Rao, N., Kumar, N., & Mutha, P. K. (2025). Task relevance selectively modulates sensorimotor adaptation in the presence of multiple prediction errors. Journal of Neurophysiology, 134(5), 1607–1618. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00511.2024. [Full Article]
  • Yadav, G., Pal, R., Matkar, S., & Kumar, N. (2025). Role of working memory in interlimb generalization of newly learned skills. Scientific Reports, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88997-z [Full Article]
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2024). Effect of Automatic Approach Tendency on Neural Dynamics in Heavy Drinkers: an ERP Study. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 39(7), 1107–1107. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acae067.179 [Full Article]
  • Kundal, K., Rao, K. V., Majumdar, A., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2024). Comprehensive Benchmarking of CNN-Based Tumor Segmentation Methods Using Multimodal MRI Data. Computers in Biology and Medicine,, 178(24), 108799. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., Sidarta, A., Smith, C., & Ostry, D. J. (2022). Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Contributes to Human Motor Learning. Eneuro, 9(5). [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., Van Vugt, F. & Ostry, D. J. (2021). Recognition memory for human motor learning. Current Biology, 31(8), 1678-1686. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., Manning, T. F., & Ostry, D. J. (2019). Somatosensory cortex participates in the consolidation of human motor memory. PLoS biology , 17(10). [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., Kumar, A., Sonane, B., & Mutha, P. K. (2018). Interference between competing motor memories developed through learning with different limbs. Journal of Neurophysiology, 120, 1061–1073. [Full Article]
  • Mukherjee, S., Srinivasan, N., Kumar, N., & Manjaly, J. A. (2018). Perceptual broadening leads to more prosociality. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., & Mutha, P. K. (2016). Adaptive reliance on the most stable sensory predictions enhances perceptual feature extraction of moving stimuli. Journal of Neurophysiology , 115(3), 1654-1663. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., Manjaly, J.A. & Sunny, M.M. (2015). The relationship between action-effect monitoring and attention capture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General . 144(1), 18-23. [Full Article]
  • Mukherjee, S., Manjaly, J. A. & Kumar, N. (2015). Role of money in creative cognition. In J. A. Manjaly & B. Indurkhya (Eds.), Cognition, Experience & Creativity. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan.
  • Kumar, N., Manjaly, J. A., & Miyapuram, K. P. (2014). Feedback about action performed can alter the sense of self-agency. Frontiers in Psychology , 5. [Full Article]

Preprints

8 articles
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2026). Dissociable Causal Roles of Right Frontoparietal Nodes in Automatic Alcohol Approach–Avoidance Tendencies. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.19.719365 [Full Article]
  • Pal, R., Yadav, G., & Kumar, N. (2026). Engaging working memory following skill reactivation has implications for interlimb skill generalization. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.11.724282 [Full Article]
  • Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (2026). Consolidation Separates Implicit and Explicit Components of Compound Motor Memories. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.15.718660 [Full Article]
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2026). Modulation of Automatic Alcohol Approach Tendencies using Single-Session 10 Hz rTMS over the Right dLPFC. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.09.717508 [Full Article]
  • Sannamath, S., Kaur, R., Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (2026). Contextual Inference Drives Motor Memory Protection and Disruption. bioRxiv, 2026-08. [Full Article]
  • Verma, A. K., Chivukula, U., Garbusow, M., & Kumar, N. (2025). Counterconditioning Alcohol Cues: Neural and Behavioral Modulation of Automatic Tendencies and Pavlovian-to-Instrumental Transfer in Male Alcohol Users. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.10.687519. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., & Sunny, M. (2024). Attention Capture by Action Effects are Driven by Prediction Error Minimization. psyArXiv, https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/86ryu [Full Article]
  • Sharma, S., Kundal, K., Chandok, I.K., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2024). Radiomic based investigation of a potential link between precuneus and fusiform gyrus with Alzheimer’s disease. medRxiv, 2024-05. [Full Article]

Peer-Reviewed

2 articles
  • Kumar, A., Kumar, A. D., Sannamath, S., & Kumar, N. (2026). Contextual Cues and Transition Statistics Drive Expression of Competing Motor Memories. iScience, 29(7). [Full Article]
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2026). Modulation of Automatic Alcohol Approach Tendencies using Single-Session 10 Hz rTMS over the Right dLPFC in Males. Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 113291. [Full Article]

Preprints

5 articles
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2026). Dissociable Causal Roles of Right Frontoparietal Nodes in Automatic Alcohol Approach–Avoidance Tendencies. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.19.719365 [Full Article]
  • Pal, R., Yadav, G., & Kumar, N. (2026). Engaging working memory following skill reactivation has implications for interlimb skill generalization. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.05.11.724282 [Full Article]
  • Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (2026). Consolidation Separates Implicit and Explicit Components of Compound Motor Memories. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.15.718660 [Full Article]
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2026). Modulation of Automatic Alcohol Approach Tendencies using Single-Session 10 Hz rTMS over the Right dLPFC. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.64898/2026.04.09.717508 [Full Article]
  • Sannamath, S., Kaur, R., Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (2026). Contextual Inference Drives Motor Memory Protection and Disruption. bioRxiv, 2026-08. [Full Article]

Peer-Reviewed

6 articles
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2025). Neural mechanisms underlying approach and avoidance tendencies in alcohol use among males: An electrophysiological investigation. Biological Psychology, 202, 109144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2025.109144. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (2025). Interaction between Model-based and Model-free Mechanisms in Motor Learning. Journal of Neurophysiology. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00219.2025. [Full Article]
  • Kundal, K., Rani, K. D., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2025). RadGLO: an interactive platform for radiomic feature analysis and prognostic modeling in glioma. npj Precision Oncology. 9(1), 323 https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00219.2025. [Full Article]
  • Kundal, K., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2025). Tumor location, genomic alterations, and radiomic features as predictors of survival in glioblastoma: a Multi-Modal analysis. Neuroradiology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00234-025-03742-7. [Full Article]
  • Shingane, S. N., Rao, N., Kumar, N., & Mutha, P. K. (2025). Task relevance selectively modulates sensorimotor adaptation in the presence of multiple prediction errors. Journal of Neurophysiology, 134(5), 1607–1618. https://doi.org/10.1152/jn.00511.2024. [Full Article]
  • Yadav, G., Pal, R., Matkar, S., & Kumar, N. (2025). Role of working memory in interlimb generalization of newly learned skills. Scientific Reports, 15(1). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-88997-z [Full Article]

Preprints

1 article
  • Verma, A. K., Chivukula, U., Garbusow, M., & Kumar, N. (2025). Counterconditioning Alcohol Cues: Neural and Behavioral Modulation of Automatic Tendencies and Pavlovian-to-Instrumental Transfer in Male Alcohol Users. bioRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2025.11.10.687519. [Full Article]

Peer-Reviewed

2 articles
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (2024). Effect of Automatic Approach Tendency on Neural Dynamics in Heavy Drinkers: an ERP Study. Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology, 39(7), 1107–1107. https://doi.org/10.1093/arclin/acae067.179 [Full Article]
  • Kundal, K., Rao, K. V., Majumdar, A., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2024). Comprehensive Benchmarking of CNN-Based Tumor Segmentation Methods Using Multimodal MRI Data. Computers in Biology and Medicine,, 178(24), 108799. [Full Article]

Preprints

2 articles
  • Kumar, N., & Sunny, M. (2024). Attention Capture by Action Effects are Driven by Prediction Error Minimization. psyArXiv, https://doi.org/10.31234/osf.io/86ryu [Full Article]
  • Sharma, S., Kundal, K., Chandok, I.K., Kumar, N., & Kumar, R. (2024). Radiomic based investigation of a potential link between precuneus and fusiform gyrus with Alzheimer’s disease. medRxiv, 2024-05. [Full Article]

Peer-Reviewed

1 article
  • Kumar, N., Sidarta, A., Smith, C., & Ostry, D. J. (2022). Ventrolateral Prefrontal Cortex Contributes to Human Motor Learning. Eneuro, 9(5). [Full Article]

Preprints

0 articles

No preprints recorded for this year.

Peer-Reviewed

1 article
  • Kumar, N., Van Vugt, F. & Ostry, D. J. (2021). Recognition memory for human motor learning. Current Biology, 31(8), 1678-1686. [Full Article]

Preprints

0 articles

No preprints recorded for this year.

Peer-Reviewed

7 articles
  • Kumar, N., Manning, T. F., & Ostry, D. J. (2019). Somatosensory cortex participates in the consolidation of human motor memory. PLoS biology , 17(10). [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., Kumar, A., Sonane, B., & Mutha, P. K. (2018). Interference between competing motor memories developed through learning with different limbs. Journal of Neurophysiology, 120, 1061–1073. [Full Article]
  • Mukherjee, S., Srinivasan, N., Kumar, N., & Manjaly, J. A. (2018). Perceptual broadening leads to more prosociality. Frontiers in Psychology, 9. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., & Mutha, P. K. (2016). Adaptive reliance on the most stable sensory predictions enhances perceptual feature extraction of moving stimuli. Journal of Neurophysiology , 115(3), 1654-1663. [Full Article]
  • Kumar, N., Manjaly, J.A. & Sunny, M.M. (2015). The relationship between action-effect monitoring and attention capture. Journal of Experimental Psychology: General . 144(1), 18-23. [Full Article]
  • Mukherjee, S., Manjaly, J. A. & Kumar, N. (2015). Role of money in creative cognition. In J. A. Manjaly & B. Indurkhya (Eds.), Cognition, Experience & Creativity. New Delhi: Orient Blackswan.
  • Kumar, N., Manjaly, J. A., & Miyapuram, K. P. (2014). Feedback about action performed can alter the sense of self-agency. Frontiers in Psychology , 5. [Full Article]

Preprints

0 articles

No preprints recorded for this period.

Conference Presentations

  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (May 2026). High-Frequency rTMS Modulates Automatic Alcohol Approach Tendencies: A Neurophysiological Investigation. 17th World Congress of the International Neuromodulation Society (INS 2026), Lisbon, Portugal.
  • Pal, R., Yadav, G., Kumar, N. (April 2026). Engaging Working Memory Following Skill Memory Reactivation has a Time-Dependent Impact on Skill Generalization. Annual Meeting of the Society for the Neural Control of Movement (NCM-2026), Kobe, Japan.
  • Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (April 2026). Consolidation Drives Flexible, Task-specific Expression of Implicit and Explicit Motor Memory. 35th Annual Meeting (NCM 2026), Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Kobe, Japan.
  • Sannamath, S., Kaur, R., Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., & Kumar, N. (April 2026). Context Dependent Protection of Reactivated Motor Memory. 35th Annual Meeting (NCM 2026), Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Kobe, Japan.
  • Verma, A. K., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (March 2026). Investigating Behavioral and Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underlying Automatic Tendencies in Alcohol Use: From Classification to Neuromodulation. Prime Minister’s Research Fellows Annual Symposium 2026, IIT Guwahati & Ministry of Education, Guwahati, India.
  • Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., Kumar, N. (November 2025). Interaction between Model-based and Model-free Mechanisms in Motor Learning. Neuroscience 2025, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
  • Verma, A. K., Chivukula, U., Garbusow, M., & Kumar, N. (November2025). Modulating Alcohol Approach Tendencies and Instrumental Responses Using Counterconditioning. Neuroscience 2025, Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, CA.
  • Kumar, A., Kumar, A. D., Kumar, N. (December 2024). Role of Contextual Cues on the Expression of Competing Motor Memories. Annual Conference of Cognitive Science - 11, IIT Bombay, India.
  • Kumar, A. D., Kumar, A., Kumar, N. (December 2024). Interaction between Implicit and Explicit Processes in Motor Adaptation. Annual Conference of Cognitive Science - 11, IIT Bombay, India.
  • Verma, A. K., Kumar, A. D., Chivukula, U., & Kumar, N. (October 2024). Influence of Approach and Avoidance Tendencies on Neural Dynamics in Heavy Drinkers: an ERP-based Investigation for Alcohol Group Sub-classification. Neuroscience 2024, Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, IL.
  • Pal, R., Yadav, G., Matkar, S., Kumar, N. (December 2024). Role of Working Memory in Interlimb Generalization of Newly Acquired Motor Skills. Annual Conference of Cognitive Science - 11, IIT Bombay, India.
  • Jain, R., Kumar, N. (December 2024). Contextual expression of motor adaptation does not update the existing motor memories. Annual Conference of Cognitive Science - 11, IIT Bombay, India.
  • Sahai, A., Singh, D., Kumar, N. (December 2024). Emotions can fool your perception but not your action. Annual Conference of Cognitive Science - 11, IIT Bombay, India.
  • Kumar, A., Kumar, A.D., & Kumar, N. (April 2024). Role of Contextual Cues on the Expression of Competing Motor Memories. Annual meeting of Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Dubrovnik, Croatia
  • Yadav, G., Matkar, S., Pal. R., & Kumar, N. (November 2023). Role of working memory in immediate versus delayed interlimb generalization of a newly learned motor skill. Neuroscience 2023, Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC.
  • Kumar, N., Darainy, M., Sidarta, A., Silver, L., Varghese, R., Shapiro, S., Ostry, D. J., & Thiel, A. (October 2019). Robot-assisted modulation of post-stroke motor-network connectivity: from basic science to clinical application. CIUSS Rehabilitation Day, Montreal, Canada.
  • Kumar, N., Manning, T.F. & Ostry, D.J. (May 2019). Intermittent Theta-burst Magnetic Stimulation over Somatosensory Cortex increases Consolidation of Motor Learning. Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, USA.
  • Kumar, N., Manning, T.F. & Ostry, D.J. (November 2018). Somatosensory Cortex rather than Motor Cortex Participates in the Consolidation of Human Motor Memory. Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience, San Diego, USA.
  • Kumar, N., Manning, T.F. & Ostry, D.J. (May 2018). Role of Somatosensory Cortex in Consolidation of Motor Learning. Annual meeting of Society for the Neural Control of Movement, Santa fe, USA.
  • Kumar, N., & Mutha, P.K. (November 2017). The influence of action reinforcement on perceptual decision-making. Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA.
  • Kumar, N., & Sunny, M.M. (March 2017). Attention capture as a function of prediction error. 4th International AttLis Workshop: Attentive Listener in the Visual World, BITS Pilani Goa Campus, India
  • Kumar, N., & Mutha, P.K. (October 2016). Effector Independent Neural Basis of Motor Learning. 3rd Annual conference on Cognitive Science, IIT Gandhinagar, India
  • Rao, N., Kumar, N., & Mutha, P.K. (September 2016). Selective suppression of adaptation to motor errors irrelevant to task success. Vth International Scientific Conference on Motor Control, Wisla, Poland.
  • Kumar, N., & Mutha, P.K. (October 2015). Interference between motor memories developed through learning with different arms. Annual meeting of Society for Neuroscience, Chicago, USA.
  • Kumar, N., & Mutha, P.K. (July 2015). Adaptive reliance on the most stable sensory predictions during perception. 2nd Annual conference on Cognitive Science, IIT Kanpur, India
  • Kumar, N., Manjaly, J.A., Mutha, P. (November 2014). “Visuomotor adaptation influences perceptual decision-making”. Society of Neuroscience, Washington DC, USA.
  • Sunny, M. M., Kumar, N., Manjaly, J. A. (June 2014). “The Effect of Temporal Unpredictability of Action Outcome on Attention Capture.” International conference on Cognition and Action, Jagiellonian University, Poland.
  • Manjaly, J. A., Kumar, N. (June 2014). “Emergence of action-oriented framework and its implications in cognitive science.” International conference on Cognition and Action, Jagiellonian University, Poland.
  • Kumar, N., & Manjaly, J. A. (December 2013). “The role of prediction and proprioceptive feedback on self-perception.” International conference on Cognition, Emotion and Action at IIT Gandhinagar, India.
  • Kumar, N., Mukherjee, S., & Manjaly, J. A. (March 2013). "Money modulates attribution of agency". In 20th conference on Toward a Science of Consciousness of Arizona Center for Consciousness Studies at Dayalbagh Educational Institute, Agra, India.
  • Mukherjee, S., Kumar, N., & Manjaly, J. A. (December 2012). "For your eyes only: Simply priming money facilitates insight problem solving". In XXII Annual convention of National Academy of Psychology India (NAOP) at Christ University, Bangalore, India.
  • Kumar, N., J. A. Manjaly & K. P. Miyapuram (August 2012). “Role of error monitoring mechanisms in attribution of sense of self-agency”. 34th Cognitive Science Society Conference, Sapporo Convention Center, Sapporo, Japan.