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Nobel medicine prize awarded to scientists for brain activity research. (2026, October 5). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-05/nobel-medicine-prize-2026-brain-activity-research/107231100

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Three scientists received the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research on how the brain controls the activity of individual nerve cells. The awardees include two German researchers and one from the United States. This recognition marks the beginning of Nobel Week, with upcoming awards including physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economics prizes.
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On October 5, 2026, the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Karl Deisseroth of Stanford University, Peter Hegemann of Humboldt University in Berlin, and Georg Nagel of the University of Würzburg. The trio received the prize "for their discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics," which allows scientists to control individual nerve cells using light. This method is now widely used globally to study brain activity and understand neurological disorders. Each winner will share a prize of 12 million Swedish kronor (about $1.2 million). The award kicked off Nobel Week, with subsequent prizes for physics, chemistry, literature, peace, and economics to be announced from October 6-12.

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Nobel medicine prize goes to three scientists for research into brain activity In short: Two German and one US scientist have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine.
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Nobel medicine prize goes to three scientists for research into brain activity In short: Two German and one US scientist have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine. asserted
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The prize went to scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch the activity of individual nerve cells on or off. asserted
brain → go → cells
The prize has kicked off Nobel week, with the physics, chemistry, literature, peace and economics prizes to come. asserted
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