Yossi Yovel

Yossi Yovel
Born1979
Israel
OccupationBiologist

Yossi Yovel is a biologist at Tel Aviv University in Israel. He has been a faculty member at the Department of Zoology since 2011.

Research

Yovel has performed studies on how bats use echolocation to perceive and navigate through their surroundings. His team develops miniature devices to monitor the behavior of bats. One notable result of the research is that bats use episodic memory (a type of long-term memory that involves the recollection of specific points in time) to plan ahead, an ability originally believed to be exclusive to humans.

Accolades

Yovel was a 2021 laureate of the Israel Faculty Competition of the Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists.

References

  1. 1 2 "Yossi Yovel, Ph.D." Fellow Finder. Berlin Institute for Advanced Study. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  2. ↑ "Prof. Yossi Yovel". The George S. Wise Faculty of Life Sciences. Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  3. ↑ "Yossi Yovel". Blavatnik Awards for Young Scientists. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Home". The Bat Lab for Neuro-Ecology. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  5. ↑ Budson, Andrew (2020-08-27). "Want to travel back in time? Use episodic memory". Harvard Health Publishing. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  6. ↑ "Can Bats Think Ahead of Time?". Tel Aviv University. Retrieved 22 October 2026.
  7. ↑ "Three Israeli Researchers Win Top Award for Young Scientists". 27 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-12.