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Stanford prof. wins Nobel Prize for new way to study brain using light

Tuesday, October 6, 2026

Stanford prof. wins Nobel Prize for new way to study brain using light

Stanford professor Karl Deisseroth was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for work in optogenetics, studying the brain using light.

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