{"id":"9f297824-da1f-46df-afb4-5b4fe45bfa67","url":"https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/europe/nobel-prize-in-medicine-2026-trio-win-for-breakthrough-in-optogenetics-unlocking-how-brain-forms-memories/articleshow/134696416.cms","domain":"timesofindia.indiatimes.com","outlet":{"name":"The Times of India","country":"IN","cred":3,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"Trio win Nobel prize for leap in optogenetics; how it unlocks brain's mysteries","plainHeadline":"Nobel Prize awarded for optogenetics and light-gated ion channels","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine was awarded to Deisseroth, Hegemann and Nagel.","The prize recognizes discoveries about light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.","Optogenetics enables control of nerve cells in living brains with light.","The technique helps study neural circuits related to memory, behavior and disorders.","Researchers are exploring medical applications like vision restoration and cochlear implants."],"topics":["Science","Health","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T09:55:41.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T10:16:44.951Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/b4c5092d-af4f-4c9f-ad9a-943437bdab34","storyId":"b4c5092d-af4f-4c9f-ad9a-943437bdab34","image":"https://static.toiimg.com/photo/msid-134696622,imgsize-1121215.cms","author":"TRISHA MAHAJAN","dek":"The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine has been conferred upon Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann, and Georg Nagel for their pioneering work on light-gated ion channels and the innovative optogenetics technique."}