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Controlling the brain with light earns a physiology Nobel - Ars Technica (opens in a new tab)

arstechnica.com · 2026-10-05

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Claim 1 of 6Not checkedThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine rewards Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for developing the ability to do precisely that.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 2 of 6Not checkedStarting from studies of single-celled algae attracted to light, researchers built the field of optogenetics, which uses light to alter the behavior of nerve cells marked by the activity of individual genes.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 3 of 6Not checkedOver decades of research, scientists built up a partial picture of what specialized cells within the brain and spinal cord do by identifying genes active in different neuron populations and mapping where those neurons reside.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 4 of 6Not checkedDeleting neurons could help infer what they do, but this approach has limits because the brain can adapt to cell loss and early deletion can alter development of connected neurons.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 5 of 6Not checkedIt would be more informative to activate and shut down neurons in an otherwise intact brain.View evidenceHide evidence

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Claim 6 of 6Not checkedNerve impulses are generated by ion channels, and the nervous system relies on channels that are active only under specific circumstances such as sensing neurotransmitters or voltage changes.View evidenceHide evidence

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