# Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

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- France 24, 2026-10-05 21:56 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/switching-on-brain-cells-the-nobel-winning-science-of-optogenetics

> The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for pioneering work in optogenetics. The technique uses light to control neurons, potentially opening advances against conditions including dementia, depression and blindness.

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