The President's National Medal of Science: Recipient Details
Michael I. Posner
Title:
Professor Emeritus, Dept. of Psychology
Affiliation:
University of Oregon
Institute of Neuroscience
1254 University of Oregon
Eugene,Oregon 97403 USA
Gender:
Male
Award Discipline:
Behavioral and Social Science
Award Year:
2008
Citation:
"For his innovative application of technology to the understanding of brain function, his incisive and accurate modeling of functional tasks, and his development of methodological and conceptual tools to help understand the mind and the development of brain networks of attention."
Presented by President Barack H. Obama in the East Room of the White House on October 7, 2009.