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The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for developing optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control and map neural activity. This innovation allows scientists to identify specific brain circuits responsible for behaviors and disorders, potentially leading to new treatments for conditions like depression and blindness.
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for the development of optogenetics. This technique uses light to control nerve cells, allowing scientists to map brain functions and study neurological disorders.
Stanford neuroscientist Karl Deisseroth leads the Human Neural Circuitry program, using millisecond-precision brain recordings and optogenetics to link neural activity with emotions and to develop treatments targeted at specific neural circuits for neuropsychiatric conditions.