STAT+: Nobel-winning optogenetics research has led to experimental treatments for blindness and Alzheimer’s

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Optogenetics is now the foundational way through which we are able to understand how the brain works…

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  • Reported by STAT and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:08:24 UTC.

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