German, US scientists win Nobel prize for work that has helped understand how the brain works

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Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel received the 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for discoveries that enabled optogenetics. The technique uses light to control nerve-cell activity and is being studied for applications including vision restoration and improved cochlear implants.

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