Nobel Prize in Medicine: Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel honoured for optogenetics
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MexicoMexico City retains the 2026 Nobel Prize for the "light switch" that controls neurons and explains the formation of memories, emotions, and brain disorders.
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CanadaOttawa recalls from the Nobel Prize in Medicine the journey of a tool: from a pond algae observed by a biophysicist to a method that allows questioning the living brain.
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memory and brain
the narrative puts the formation of memories and neural circuits at the forefront, more than the history of the laureates.
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the quotes and descriptions come from the Nobel Assembly at Karolinska, without input from external researchers.
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Canadaby genesis
the narrative puts the algal origin of the discovery in the foreground before its applications.
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the interpretation quotes come from members of the Nobel Assembly.
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12 millones de coronas suecas
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 Award
millions of Swedish crowns
same figure12 million Swedish crowns (approximately 1.7 million Canadian dollars)