Three short papers from 2002, 2003 and 2005 sit at the core of the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine. Here is how optogenetics was published.
Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026: Optogenetics Explained
Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 for optogenetics. Key facts, founding papers and the science explained.
Optogenetics: How Light Controls the Brain (Updated for the 2026 Nobel Prize)
What optogenetics is, how channelrhodopsin-2 lets light switch neurons on, a five-step experiment, its uses and limits, updated for the 2026 Nobel Prize.