Dr. Manu S. Madhav

Assistant Research Scientist

The Knierim Lab, Zanvyl Krieger Mind/Brain Institute
LIMBS Lab, Mechanical Engineering Department

E-mail: [email protected]

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Education

Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

M.S.E. in Mechanical Engineering, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.

B.Tech, Mechanical Engineering. National Institute of Technology Calicut, Kerala, India.

Publications

  • Y. Sueoka, R. P. Jayakumar, M. S. Madhav, F. Savelli, N. J. Cowan, and J. J. Knierim, “Allothetic and Idiothetic Control of Theta Phase Coding,” Nat Neurosci, 2025.
    [Bibtex] 
    @Article{sueokaallothetic2025,
author = {Yotaro Sueoka and Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar and Manu S. Madhav and Francesco Savelli and Noah J. Cowan and James J. Knierim},
title = {Allothetic and Idiothetic Control of Theta Phase Coding},
journal = {Nat Neurosci},
year = {2025},
note = {Accepted}
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] M. S. Madhav, R. P. Jayakumar, B. Y. Li, S. G. Lashkari, K. Wright, F. Savelli, J. J. Knierim$^dagger$, and N. J. Cowan$^dagger$, “Control and recalibration of path integration in place cells using optic flow,” Nat Neurosci, vol. 27, iss. 8, p. 1599–1608, 2024.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{madhavcontrol2024,
author = {Madhav, Manu S. and Jayakumar, Ravikrishnan P. and Li, Brian Y. and Lashkari, Shahin G. and Wright, Kelly and Savelli, Francesco and Knierim$^\dagger$, James J. and Cowan$^\dagger$, Noah J.},
title = {Control and recalibration of path integration in place cells using optic flow},
doi = {10.1038/s41593-024-01681-9},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41593-024-01681-9},
isbn = {1546-1726},
journal = {Nat Neurosci},
number = {8},
pages = {1599--1608},
volume = {27},
year = {2024}
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] T. Raab, M. S. Madhav, R. P. Jayakumar, J. Henninger, N. J. Cowan, and J. Benda, “Advances in non-invasive tracking of wave-type electric fish in natural and laboratory settings,” Front Integr Neurosci, vol. 16, p. 965211, 2022.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{raabadvances2022,
author = {Till Raab and Manu S. Madhav and Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar and J\"org Henninger and Noah J. Cowan and Jan Benda},
title = {Advances in non-invasive tracking of wave-type electric fish in natural and laboratory settings},
journal = {Front Integr Neurosci},
volume = {16},
pages = {965211},
doi = {10.3389/fnint.2022.965211},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2022.965211},
year = 2022
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] B. P. Vagvolgyi, R. P. Jayakumar, M. S. Madhav, J. J. Knierim, and N. J. Cowan, “Wide-angle, monocular head tracking using passive markers,” J Neurosci Methods, vol. 368, p. 109453, 2022.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{vagvolgyiwide-angle2022,
author = {Balazs P. Vagvolgyi and Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar and Manu S. Madhav and James J. Knierim and Noah J. Cowan},
title = {Wide-angle, monocular head tracking using passive markers},
journal = {J Neurosci Methods},
volume = {368},
pages = {109453},
doi = {10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109453},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109453},
year = 2022
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] M. S. Madhav, R. P. Jayakumar, S. G. Lashkari, F. Savelli, H. T. Blair, J. J. Knierim, and N. J. Cowan, “The Dome: a virtual reality apparatus for freely locomoting rodents,” J Neurosci Methods, vol. 368, p. 109336, 2022.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{madhavdome2022,
author = {Manu S. Madhav and Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar and Shahin G. Lashkari and Francescco Savelli
and Hugh T. Blair and James J. Knierim and Noah J. Cowan},
title = {The Dome: a virtual reality apparatus for freely locomoting rodents},
journal = {J Neurosci Methods},
volume = {368},
pages = {109336},
doi = {10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109336},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneumeth.2021.109336},
year = 2022
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] E. S. Fortune, N. Andanar, M. S. Madhav, R. P. Jayakumar, N. J. Cowan, M. E. Bichuette, and D. Soares, “Spooky interaction at a distance in cave and surface dwelling electric fishes,” Front Integr Neurosci, vol. 14, 2020.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{fortunespooky2020,
author = {Eric S. Fortune and Nicole Andanar and Manu S. Madhav and Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar and Noah J. Cowan and Maria Elina Bichuette and Daphne Soares},
title = {Spooky interaction at a distance in cave and surface dwelling electric fishes},
journal = {Front Integr Neurosci},
volume = 14,
doi = {10.3389/fnint.2020.561524},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3389/fnint.2020.561524},
year = 2020
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] R. P. Jayakumar, M. S. Madhav, F. Savelli, H. T. Blair, N. Cowan$^dagger$, and J. J. Knierim$^dagger$, “Recalibration of path integration in hippocampal place cells,” Nature, vol. 566, iss. 745, p. 533–-537, 2019.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{jayakumarrecalibration2019,
title = {Recalibration of path integration in hippocampal
place cells},
author = {Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar and Manu S. Madhav and
Francesco Savelli and Hugh T. Blair and Noah
J. Cowan$^\dagger$ and James J. Knierim$^\dagger$},
journal = {Nature},
volume = 566,
number = 745,
pages = {533–-537},
pmid = 30742074,
year = 2019,
doi = {10.1038/s41586-019-0939-3},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-0939-3}
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] M. S. Madhav, R. P. Jayakumar, A. Demir, S. A. Stamper, E. Fortune, and N. J. Cowan, “High-resolution behavioral mapping of electric fishes in Amazonian habitats,” Sci Rep, vol. 8, iss. 1, p. 5830, 2018.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{madhavhigh-resolution2018,
author = {Manu S. Madhav and Ravikrishnan P. Jayakumar and
Alican Demir and Sarah A. Stamper and Eric
S. Fortune and Noah J. Cowan},
title = {High-resolution behavioral mapping of electric
fishes in Amazonian habitats},
journal = {Sci Rep},
number = 1,
volume = 8,
year = 2018,
pages = {5830},
doi = {10.1038/s41598-018-24035-5},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24035-5}
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] M. M. Ankarali, S. Sefati, M. Madhav, A. Long, A. Bastian, and N. Cowan, “Walking dynamics are symmetric (enough),” J R Soc Interface, vol. 12, iss. 108, p. 20150209, 2015.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{ankaraliwalking2015,
author = {M. Mert Ankarali and Shahin Sefati and Manu
S. Madhav and Andrew Long and Amy Bastian and Noah
J. Cowan},
title = {Walking dynamics are symmetric (enough)},
volume = 12,
number = 108,
journal = {J R Soc Interface},
year = 2015,
pages = 20150209,
doi = {10.1098/rsif.2015.0209},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2015.0209}
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] M. S. Madhav, S. A. Stamper, E. Fortune, and N. J. Cowan, “Closed-loop stabilization of the jamming avoidance response reveals its locally unstable and globally nonlinear dynamics,” J Exp Biol, vol. 216, iss. 22, p. 4272–4284, 2013.
    [Bibtex] 
    @article{madhavclosed-loop2013,
title = {Closed-loop stabilization of the jamming avoidance
response reveals its locally unstable and globally
nonlinear dynamics},
journal = {J Exp Biol},
author = {Manu S. Madhav and Sarah A. Stamper and Eric
S. Fortune and Noah J. Cowan},
year = 2013,
doi = {10.1242/jeb.088922},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.088922},
volume = 216,
number = 22,
pages = {4272--4284}
}
  • [PDF] [DOI] S. A. Stamper, M. S. Madhav, N. Cowan, and E. S. Fortune, “Beyond the jamming avoidance response: weakly electric fish respond to the envelope of social electrosensory signals,” J Exp Biol, vol. 215, iss. 23, p. 4196–4207, 2012.
    [Bibtex] 
    @ARTICLE{stamperbeyond2012,
author = {Sarah A. Stamper and Manu S. Madhav and Noah
J. Cowan and Eric S. Fortune},
title = {Beyond the jamming avoidance response: weakly
electric fish respond to the envelope of social
electrosensory signals},
journal = {J Exp Biol},
year = 2012,
volume = 215,
pages = {4196--4207},
number = 23,
doi = {10.1242/jeb.076513},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.076513}
}
  • [PDF] S. A. Stamper, M. S. Madhav, N. J. Cowan, and E. S. Fortune, “Using Control Theory to Characterize Active Sensing in Weakly Electric Fishes,” in Electroreception: Fundamental Insights from Comparative Approaches, B. Carlson, J. Sisneros, A. Popper, and R. Fay, Eds., New York: Springer, 2019, vol. 70, p. 227–249.
    [Bibtex] 
    @InCollection{stamperusing2019,
author = {Sarah A. Stamper and Manu S. Madhav and Noah J. Cowan and Eric S. Fortune},
title = {Using Control Theory to Characterize Active Sensing in Weakly Electric Fishes},
booktitle = {Electroreception: Fundamental Insights from Comparative Approaches},
publisher = {Springer},
pages={227--249},
year = 2019,
editor = {Carlson, BA and Sisneros, JA and Popper, AN and Fay, RR},
volume = 70,
series = {Springer Handbook of Auditory Research},
address = {New York}
}
  • [PDF] M. S. Madhav, “Nonlinear Processing of Sensory Interference Drives Social Behavior in Weakly Electric Fish,” PhD Thesis, 2014.
    [Bibtex] 
    @PHDTHESIS{madhavnonlinear2014,
author = {Manu S. Madhav},
title = {Nonlinear Processing of Sensory Interference Drives Social Behavior in Weakly Electric Fish},
school = {Johns Hopkins University},
year = 2014,
url = {https://jscholarship.library.jhu.edu/handle/1774.2/37059}
}