Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain
Summary
The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to three scientists for their work on brain research using light-sensitive proteins. They will share the prize money of about £901,500, according to the announcement by the Karolinska Institute in Sweden.Key Facts
- The prize was given to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel.
- Their research focused on light-gated ion channels and a technique called optogenetics, which uses light to control brain cells.
- The Nobel Prize announcement was made by the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm.
- The total prize money is 12 million Swedish kronor, roughly £901,500.
- This is the 117th time the Nobel Prize in Medicine has been awarded.
- Among the 235 laureates who have won the prize so far, only 14 have been women.
- The prize honors advances that help understand brain function and its control by light.
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