Scientists Win Nobel Medicine Prize for Brain Research Discoveries
American and German scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for pioneering work in optogenetics.
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American and German scientists have won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries in optogenetics, multiple news outlets reported. The New Hampshire Union Leader, CBS News, Al Jazeera, Reuters, LBC, DW, and the Taipei Times all confirmed the award for research using light to study brain activity. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7]
Among the winners is American neuroscientist and psychiatrist Karl Deisseroth, according to CBS News. He was awarded the prize alongside two German scientists for breakthroughs that help reveal how the brain processes information. [2]
The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded annually by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute. It recognizes individuals who have conferred the greatest benefit to humankind, in line with Alfred Nobel's 1895 will. Recipients receive a gold medal, a tradition established in 1901. [8][9]
The discoveries in optogenetics mark significant progress in neuroscience, opening potential new ways to analyze and treat complex brain conditions. [2][5]
In short
- American and German scientists won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work on optogenetics.
- Karl Deisseroth is an American neuroscientist and psychiatrist among the Nobel laureates.
- The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine is awarded by the Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institute.
Sources
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- [1]US and German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work o...New Hampshire Union Leader, 14h ago (the report this story comes from)
- [2]U.S. and German scientists win Nobel Price in medicine for discoveries on optogeneticsCBS News, 10h ago
- [3]Nobel medicine prize honours US and German scientists for optogenetics workAl Jazeera, 12h ago
- [4]US and German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on light and brainReuters, 15h ago
- [5]'A new era in neuroscience': US and German scientists win Nobel medicine prize for work on light and brainlbc.co.uk, 18h ago
- [6]German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for research on brain activityDW.com, 18h ago
- [7]Nobel medicine prize goes to US, German scientiststaipeitimes.com, 20h ago
Background
- [8]Nobel Prize medal on Wikipedia
- [9]Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine on Wikipedia
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