Nobel Prize awarded for optogenetics research in neuroscience
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for optogenetics research.
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Nobel Prize 2026 in Physiology or Medicine awarded for optogenetics
Key points
- Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel win 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
- They developed optogenetics, using light to control neurons in living brains.
- Channelrhodopsin discovery by Hegemann and Nagel enabled light response in cells.
- Deisseroth added the gene to neurons to trigger signals with blue light.
- Prize amount is 12 million SEK (about $1.2 million) to be awarded.
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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for optogenetics research.