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年諾貝爾生理學或醫學獎授予Deisseroth、Hegemann和Nagel，表彰他們發現光門控離子通道並開創光遺傳學。這項技術用光精確開關活體大腦中的單個神經細胞，為研究記憶、情緒與行為及疾病治療提供了新工具。