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Light Controls Brain Cells: Nobel Winner Karl Deisseroth Explains Optogenetics
Neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth reveals how light controls brain cells, leading to Nobel Prize-winning optogenetics breakthrough.
The Conversation · 1m
Nobel Prize 2026 Medicine Winners
German and US scientists win Nobel Prize for brain activity research.
Dw · 1m
German and US scientists win Nobel Prize 2026
German and US scientists win Nobel Prize 2026 for light-gated brain research.
Dw · 1m
American Scientist Wins 2026 Nobel Prize in Optogenetics
Three scientists share 2026 Nobel Prize for light-controlled nerve cells breakthrough.
Dallas Express · 1m
Three neuroscientists win 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are awarded for optogenetics, a technique using light to map and control brain cells.
TIME · 1m
Light-controlled neurons win physiology Nobel
Three scientists won the 2026 Nobel Prize for developing optogenetics, a technique using light to control brain cells and revolutionizing neuroscience research.
Ars Technica · 2m
Scientists find the brain cells that trigger sleep
Researchers discovered a rare population of cortical neurons that can initiate deep sleep by coordinating brain activity across multiple regions.
Ars Technica · 3m