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Switching on brain cells: the Nobel-winning science of optogenetics

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The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to US psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that controls neurons using light. This breakthrough offers potential treatments for dementia, depression, and blindness. The evidence indicates the prize was awarded Monday, with France 24 reporting the news. The specific experimental details, dates, and outcomes of the research are not provided in the source.

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• The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded to US psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth and German scientists Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for pioneering optogenetics, a technique that controls neurons using light.
• The evidence indicates the prize was awarded Monday, with France 24 reporting the news, but specific experimental details, dates, and outcomes of the research are not provided in the source.

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