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.
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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/ -
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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/For a moment I was hoping I could shine a torch or a laser at people to control them. Was already thinking about some possible applications. Alas --- it turns out it's more complicated. <sad face>
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