What if light could become a language for talking to the brain?
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine recognised the scientists behind optogenetics — a technology that can make selected neurons respond to light.
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@musumecionline.bsky.socialWhat if light could become a language for talking to the brain?
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine recognised the scientists behind optogenetics — a technology that can make selected neurons respond to light.
@aimspress.comCongratulations to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel on being awarded the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine “for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.”
#NobelPrize #NobelPrizeMedicine #Optogenetics #Neuroscience #Medicine
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@maxplanck.deSince the #Medicine #NobelPrize on Monday, everyone's been talking about #optogenetics. So...opto-what? 😂If you're curious what all the fuss is about, here's a short video to shed some light (tee-hee 😉) on it!
@the-14.comOptogenetics wins the Nobel – one neuroscience breakthrough in a line of technological innovations helping scientists map and control the brain
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@dev-journal.bsky.socialCurated in celebration of the 2026 #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine, awarded to Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Karl Deisseroth for their groundbreaking work in #optogenetics, this collection highlights recent optogenetics articles published in @dev-journal.bsky.social.
@6iccom.bsky.socialThe 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors the development of optogenetics, a breakthrough that uses light-sensitive proteins to control specific neural circuits with unprecedented precision.
#science #Neuroscience #Optogenetics
@madeindenmark.bsky.socialGerman biophysicists Peter Hegemann, Georg Nagel and Stanford psychiatrist and bioengineer Karl Deisseroth won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work in optogenetics.
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@jinternmed.bsky.socialThe Journal of Internal Medicine congratulates the 2026 Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and #optogenetics.
➡️ Read more about the potential of optogenetics in AF in a previous article in JIM! doi.org/10.1111/joim.13654
@wordquad.bsky.socialHe may have invented one of neuroscience’s biggest advances. But you’ve never heard of him
Interview of Zhuo-Hua Pan from @waynestateresearch.bsky.social examines role of institution prestige #Stanford @mit.edu on 2026 @nobelprize.org in #Medicine on #optogenetics.
@newsanalysis.comScientists Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their groundbreaking work on optogenetics, a tool using light to explore brain function, now used globally by researchers. #optogenetics #News
@seeingwithsound.mas.to.ap.brid.gyWhere #optogenetics is closest to patients: "blind people with retinitis pigmentosa" https://insidebci.com/news/2026-10-07-nobel-deisseroth-optogenetics-light-brain-computer-interfaces-nanoscope-maplight/ Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth says light-based brain-computer interfaces will take a […]
@seeingwithsound.bsky.socialWhere #optogenetics is closest to patients: "blind people with retinitis pigmentosa" insidebci.com/news/2026-10... Nobel laureate Karl Deisseroth says light-based brain-computer interfaces will take a little time to build; #BCI #blindness #RP
@rosyf.bsky.socialand if you are doing #optogenetics, you are likely going to need some microscopy to go with it:
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@rosyf.bsky.socialNow that #optogenetics has finally been acknowledged by the Nobel committee, it's time to get back to work! Looking to start or improve your neurostimulation experiments? @natprot.nature.com
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Have a look at our protocols on the topic:
@nospinmedia.bsky.social🚨 Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel won the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their work on optogenetics, controlling nerve cells using light. The Nobel Assembly awarded them 12 million Swedish kronor for discoveries made over two decades. #NobelPrize #Optogenetics
@thenerdyvenoms.bsky.socialStop on by tonight’s LIVE #TNV #Podcast where we’re discussing current #Geek #News, along with stupid #entertainment marketing tricks, #optogenetics, Nic Cage putting the smackdown on the #MCU, #reviews, and much more! So join us on Discord @ 9pm EST! #podcast http://discord.gg/sW...
@scoopfeeds.comOptogenetics has already reached one patient: partial vision, in one man. A first, not a cure. Full film on our channel. #NobelPrize #Optogenetics #Neuroscience #KarlDeisseroth #PEOPLE #ScoopFeeds https://youtu.be/O03ewI7wjsk