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2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for optogenetics

Original: The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for optogenetics — switching i

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for the development of optogenetics, a technique that switches individual neurons on and off with light. Their work, built on a light-sensitive protein from pond algae, has become a key tool for mapping the brain circuits behind memory, mood and disease.

Why now: The Nobel Prize announcement in medicine is a major annual event that draws global attention.

Karl DeisserothPeter HegemannGeorg NagelNobel Prizeoptogenetics

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• The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine goes to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for optogenetics — switching individual neurons on and off with light. A light-sensitive protein from pond algae became the tool mapping the circuits behind memory, mood and disease. #… · eatrics · 4

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