The neuron "switch", for which three scientists have been awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine, and which helps to penetrate the mysteries of the brain

We explain to you what is Optogenetics, the discipline that has earned Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel the Nobel Prize in Medicine.

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6 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTC

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6 Oct 2026, 13:22 UTC

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