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Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

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The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists working on the mechanisms the brain uses to switch on, or off, the activity of individual nerve cells.

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  • Reported by NPR and published Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:11:33 UTC.

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  1. Nobel Prize in Medicine jointly awarded to ​Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann ​and Georg Nagel

  2. Nobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brain

  3. Nobel medicine prize goes to 3 scientists for research into brain activity

  4. Nobel Prize awarded for showing inner workings of the brain

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