Controlling the brain with light is a significant enough scientific achievement to earn a Nobel Prize in Physiology.

Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/controlling-the-brain-with-light-earns-a-physiology-nobel/

Controlling the #brain with light earns a #physiology #Nobel #NobelPrize in Physiology or #Medicine rewards —Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel—who developed our ability to activate and shut down #neurons in brain. Starting from studies of algae that are attracted to light, these and many other researchers built entire field of study that we now call #optogenetics: using light to alter the behavior of nerve cells marked by the activity of individual #genes. https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/controlling-the-brain-with-light-earns-a-physiology-nobel/

#ArsTechnica #Tech Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel https://arstechni.ca/58Sf

Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel: the entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/controlling-the-brain-with-light-earns-a-physiology-nobel/ The entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae. #science #neuroscience #nobel

Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel: the entire field of optogenetics traces back to light-seeking algae https://arstechnica.com/science/2026/10/controlling-the-brain-with-light-earns-a-physiology-nobel/ #science #neuroscience #nobel