German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for research on brain activity

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A German-American team won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discoveries involving light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. The research tool has advanced understanding of brain activity and may inform treatments for blindness, depression, addiction, and dementia.

The trio won the award for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics. This neurobiology tool has provided new insights into how we might treat blindness, depression, addiction and dementia.