# Nobel medicine prize awarded for research into the mysteries of the brain

https://mins.news/en/item/86198

- The Guardian, 2026-10-05 09:52 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/oct/05/nobel-prize-medicine-2026-winner

> Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 Nobel prize in physiology or medicine for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The three scientists will share a prize of 12m Swedish kronor.

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