Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026: How Optogenetics Is Changing Brain Science
Posted on October 6, 2026
It is the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 that has attracted world attention to a revolutionary discovery in neuroscience that is optogenetics. Three scientists, namely, Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth were awarded for their discovery which led to the possibility of manipulating specific nerve cells by means of light. This discovery has revolutionized […]