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Nobel for medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work that helps map the brain

Washington Post World Monday 05 October 2026, 13:54 UTC By Aoife Walsh 1 min read
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An American neuroscientist and his two German colleagues have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discoveries that have revealed more about how the brain functions. Democracy Dies in Darkness Nobel for medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work that helps map the brain A method that controls nerve signals with light, developed by an American and two Germans, has provided greater understanding of Alzheimer’s and is used in efforts to restore sight.

An American neuroscientist and his two German colleagues have been awarded the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their discoveries that have revealed more about how the brain functions. Democracy Dies in Darkness Nobel for medicine awarded to 3 scientists for work that helps map the brain A method that controls nerve signals with light, developed by an American and two Germans, has provided greater understanding of Alzheimer’s and is used in efforts to restore sight.
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