{"id":"a6cda8de-b169-432f-b726-d08de16b94bc","url":"https://www.dw.com/en/german-and-us-scientists-win-nobel-prize-in-medicine-for-research-on-brain-activity/a-79544130?maca=en-rss-en-all-1573-rdf","domain":"dw.com","outlet":{"name":"DW","country":"DE","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true},"title":"German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine for research on brain activity","plainHeadline":"German and US scientists win Nobel Prize in medicine","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine 2026 awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel.","Award honors discoveries on light-gated ion channels and optogenetics.","Optogenetics combines optics and genetics to non-invasively stimulate neurons.","Scientists say the method reveals neural circuits linked to memories, feelings and behaviors.","Prize ceremony in Stockholm on December 10; each prize worth 12 million kronor."],"topics":["Science","Health","Education"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T09:37:00.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-10-05T10:50:45.411Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/40462464-34b5-4ae3-b681-4bc1ce3e25f8","storyId":"40462464-34b5-4ae3-b681-4bc1ce3e25f8","image":"https://static.dw.com/image/79547543_6.jpg","author":"Jenipher Camino Gonzalez","dek":"Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel won the award for discoveries that provide new insights into how we might treat blindness, depression, addiction and dementia."}