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Optogenetics and the 2026 Nobel Prize in Medicine
How Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel's discovery of light-gated ion channels became optogenetics, the tool neuroscientists use to switch individual neurons on and off with light. For anyone curious about the science behind October 2026's Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine.
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The Implant That Decodes Speech and Gestures at Once
A look at a September 2026 brain-computer interface that lets a paralyzed person speak and gesture through a single implant. Built for anyone curious about how far brain-reading technology has come.
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