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Nobel prize in medicine 2026: unlocking the mysteries of the brain

Kicking off the 2026 Nobel prizes in is the award for physiology or medicine. This year the prize went to three scientists for their work investigating the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth of the Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of the Humboldt University of Berlin and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg have been awarded the prize “for their discoveries concerning…

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The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

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2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine awarded for optogenetics research

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On 5 October 2026, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth of the United States and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for discoveries concerning optogenetics and light-gated ion channels; the three laureates will share a 12 million Swedish kronor prize.

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NPR

Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

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Nobel prize in medicine 2026: unlocking the mysteries of the brain

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Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics work

The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and ‌economics will be announced in the week.

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Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain

Three scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’ The Nobel prize in physiology or medicine 2026 has been awarded to three scientists for their work on investigating the mysteries of the brain. Karl Deisseroth of both Howard Hughes Medical Institute and Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of the Humboldt University of Berlin, and Georg Nagel of the Unive…

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France 24

🔴 Nobel Prize in Medicine jointly awarded to ​Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann ​and Georg Nagel

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German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for research on brain activity

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the award for discoveries that provide new insights into how we might treat blindness, depression, addiction and dementia.

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German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine

The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.

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WATCH: 3 scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for studying mysteries of the brain

Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.

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