2025 LOUNSBERY AWARD RECIPIENT: MICHAEL YARTSEV

Michael M. Yartsev, University of California, Berkeley and Howard Hughes Medical Institute, has won the Richard Lounsbery Award for pivotal contributions advancing our understanding of systems neuroscience.

Yartsev investigates the neural mechanisms that can support complex and ethologically relevant forms of spatial, social, and acoustic behaviors in mammals. He has developed cutting-edge technologies that enable studying the brain activity in freely behaving and flying bats, including both individuals and groups, at unprecedented levels of detail.

The Richard Lounsbery Award will be presented at a ceremony on Sunday, April 27, 2025, as part of the Academy’s 162nd Annual Meeting.

(Excerpts and photos from the National Academy of Sciences)

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