# Switching on brain cells: Nobel-winning optogenetics research

https://mins.news/en/video/87078

- France 24 English, 2026-10-05 21:56 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b000LaR87I

> 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 breakthroughs in treating dementia, depression and blindness.

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