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What is optogenetics, and how does it allow scientists to control brain cells with light? This explainer traces the Nobel-winning work of Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel — from light-sensitive algae to a revolutionary tool for studying memory, emotion, behaviour and neurological…
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Three scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for pioneering optogenetics, a revolutionary technique that uses light to control neurons and holds the potential to treat conditions like dementia, blindness, and depression.
In optogenetics, scientists control neurons by stimulating them with light—potentially unlocking breakthroughs for conditions such as dementia, depression and blindness.
The Nobel medicine prize was awarded Monday to US psychiatrist and neurologist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work in the neuroscience field of optogenetics. In optogenetics, scientists control neurones by stimulating them with light…
Optogenetics is now the foundational way through which we are able to understand how the brain works
Optogenetics has fundamentally changed human perception of the incredible human brain and its functions
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