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ScienceNobel medicine prize goes to scientists who put the brain under a light switch

The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Ernst Bamberg and Peter Hegemann for work enabling scientists to control brain activity with light. The announcement was made in Stockholm on October 5.

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TTRT World★★★☆☆2026-10-05 13:19Original

Nobel medicine prize goes to scientists who put the brain under a light switch
Nobel medicine prize goes to scientists who put the brain under a light switchScience