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Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience

Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine Is Awarded for Discoveries in Neuroscience
NYT Science Monday 05 October 2026, 09:55 UTC By Leo Sands 1 min read
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Thomas Perlmann, the secretary general of the Nobel Committee, speaking at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday.

Thomas Perlmann, the secretary general of the Nobel Committee, speaking at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, on Monday. [Image text:] Peter Hegemann Karl Deisseroth Humboldt University of Berlin Howard Hughes Medical Institute Berlin,Germany Stanford University Stanford, USA Georg Nagel University of Wurzbur Wurzburg.Gerzany Thomas Permalll
Thomas Perlmann (PERSON) the Nobel Committee (ORG) the Karolinska Institute (ORG) Stockholm (LOCATION) Sweden (LOCATION)
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