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Illuminating The Brain: 2026 Nobel Prize In Medicine Awarded To Pioneers Of Optogenetics

The trio was recognised for discoveries that enabled scientists to control the activity of individual nerve cells using light, opening new ways to study the brain.

Nobel Medicine Prize Goes To 3 Scientists For Research Into Brain Activity

Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. They are based at universities in Germany and the United States.

Trio win Nobel prize for leap in optogenetics; how it unlocks brain's mysteries

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been conferred upon Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work on light-gated ion channels and the innovative optogenetics technique. This advancement permits researchers to manipulate the activity of nerve cells in living brains, which…

World Live: Three win Nobel Prize in Medicine for optogenetics breakthrough