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Light-Based Brain Method Wins Medicine Nobel for Trio
Original: Trio of Scientists Wins Medicine Nobel for a Method to Turn Nerve Cells On and Off With Light, Helping to Unravel the Brain's Mysteries
Three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to switch nerve cells on and off with precise control. The method has transformed neuroscience, allowing researchers to probe how specific brain circuits drive behaviour, perception and disease. Coverage highlights the award as recognition of a tool that has reshaped the study of the brain's mysteries.
Why now: The annual Nobel Prize in Medicine announcement always draws global attention, especially when it recognises a transformative research technique.
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- Trio of Scientists Wins Medicine Nobel for a Method to Turn Nerve Cells On and Off With Light, Helping to Unravel the Brain's Mysteries · Smithsonian Magazine
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