Three Scientists Win Nobel Prize in Medicine for Discoveries Unraveling Brain Mysteries
· Telemundo McAllen (KTLM)
The Nobel Prize in Medicine was awarded on Monday to three scientists for their work on the mechanisms the brain uses to activate or deactivate individual nerve cells. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel were recognized for their research on light-activated ion channels and optogenetics, a method now widely used in laboratories to explore brain mysteries. Deisseroth is affiliated with Stanford University, Hegemann with Humboldt University, and Nagel with the University of Würzburg. The prize amounts to 12 million Swedish kronor (approximately $1.2 million) and marks the beginning of Nobel Week, with other prizes to follow in the coming days.
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