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Medicine Nobel awarded for brain ‘switch’ that controls neurons with light: live updates

NatureMonday, October 5, 2026 at 12:00 AM

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Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03091-2 Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.

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Why it matters: Scientific signal separates durable discovery from noise — and often foreshadows policy and product. Nature, Published online: 05 October 2026; doi:10. 1038/d41586-026-03091-2 Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel win the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, which has revolutionized neuroscience.

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