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Optogenetics pioneers win Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
Original: Controlling the # brain with light earns a # physiology # Nobel # NobelPrize in Physiology or # Medicine rewards —Karl D
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for developing optogenetics, a technique that controls neurons in the brain using light. Their work began with studies of light-sensitive algae proteins and led to methods for activating and shutting down specific neurons, transforming neuroscience research.
Why now: The announcement of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is a major annual science story drawing wide attention.
Karl DeisserothPeter HegemannGeorg NagelNobel Prize
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- Controlling the # brain with light earns a # physiology # Nobel # NobelPrize in Physiology or # Medicine rewards —Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel—who developed our ability to activate and shut down # neurons in brain. Starting from studies of algae that are… · BenjaminHCCarr@hachyderm.io · 4
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