The 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.
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The 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
German 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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The 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
He 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.
Scientists 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
Where #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 […]
Where #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
and if you are doing #optogenetics, you are likely going to need some microscopy to go with it:
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Now 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:
🚨 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
Stop 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...
Optogenetics 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
A protein from green algae became the switch neuroscientists dreamed of. How optogenetics began. Full story on our channel. #NobelPrize #Optogenetics #Neuroscience #KarlDeisseroth #PEOPLE #ScoopFeeds https://youtu.be/O03ewI7wjsk
He wanted to be a neurosurgeon. One patient on his first day of psychiatry changed everything. Watch the full PEOPLE film. #NobelPrize #Optogenetics #Neuroscience #KarlDeisseroth #PEOPLE #ScoopFeeds https://youtu.be/O03ewI7wjsk
From #algae to #animals: #NobelPrize awarded for technique to #study the #brain
2026 #NobelPrize: Deisseroth (Stanford), Hegemann and Nagel @maxplanck.de for #Optogenetics. Light activated #neurones in living #mice.
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"I tend to work late… now I don't think I'll be able to sleep for quite a while." The Nobel call, in his own voice. Full film on our channel. 👇 Who should we profile next? #NobelPrize #Optogenetics #Neuroscience #KarlDeisseroth #PEOPLE #ScoopFeeds https://youtu.be/O03ewI7wjsk
#optogenetics is getting attention!! Welcome aboard the Opto-train 🚄🚂
❤️ that the #NobelPrize brought the spotlight to #optogenetics. We use the same technique to study how cells move during development, like in this beautiful study by the Solnica-Krezel lab where they show mesoderm can influence endoderm convergent extension in 🐟!
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KI researchers comment on the #NobelPrize in Physiology or Medicine: “You can divide the history of neuroscience into a before and an after this discovery.” Karl Deisseroth was previously affiliated with KI and has generously shared his #optogenetics tools with others 🧪 news.ki.se/the-discover...