Nobel laureates in Medicine have been honored for groundbreaking advancements in optogenetics, a technique that uses light to control nerve cells with unprecedented precision. The research has revolutionized neuroscience by enabling scientists to study brain activity in real time and explore potential treatments for neurological and psychiatric disorders. Their discoveries bridge biology and technology, offering new tools to understand how neural circuits function and malfunction. The award recognizes a field that has already transformed experimental approaches in brain research.
US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and his German colleagues Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have been awarded for their work.
