Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light: live updates

5 October, 2026 - Author: kmcjana

Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10.1038/d41586-026-03091-2

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.

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Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light: live updates

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