Nobel Prize awarded for revealing inner workings of the brain
Three scientists, Karl Deisseroth from the US and Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel from Germany, have won a Nobel Prize for their research on brain function. Their work has helped reveal how certain cells in the brain respond to light. This area of study is important for understanding neurological diseases.
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