2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for brain research tool called optogenetics
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Monday for discovering light-gated ion channels and developing optogenetics. The method uses light and genetic modifications to control individual brain neurons, showing how nerve cells shape behavior and offering potential disease treatments.
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