Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel win 2026 medicine Nobel for optogenetics

First reported by Seoul Economic Daily at · Updated · 4 sources

Optogenetics lets researchers switch nerve cells on and off using light, according to The Next Web. The work provides techniques for investigating neurological and psychiatric disorders, according to The Wall Street Journal. The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm announced the award on Monday, The Next Web reported.

Covered by 4 publishers within 8 hours of the first report.

Reporting4

Seoul Economic Daily Optogenetics Pioneers Win Nobel Prize in Medicine
The Next Web Nobel Prize in medicine goes to the light switch for brain cells · Alina Maria Stan
Wall Street Journal Trio Awarded Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for Neuroscience Discoveries · Betsy McKay
Ars Technica Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel · John Timmer