2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine awarded for brain research tool called optogenetics

U.S. and German scientists awarded 2026 Nobel Prize in medicine for discovering optogenetics, a tool for studying brain circuit function.

2026年诺贝尔生理学或医学奖授予Deisseroth、Hegemann和Nagel，表彰他们发现光门控离子通道并开创光遗传学。这项技术用光精确开关活体大脑中的单个神经细胞，为研究记忆、情绪与行为及疾病治疗提供了新工具。