This year's Nobel Prize in Medicine honors optogenetics: switching brain cells on and off with light, using a protein borrowed from pond algae.
Our new post explains how it works and points to open datasets on DANDI where you can see it in action.
about.dandiarchive.org/blog/2026/10/0…
Our new post explains how it works and points to open datasets on DANDI where you can see it in action.
about.dandiarchive.org/blog/2026/10/0…
about.dandiarchive.org A Nobel Prize for Controlling the Brain with Light The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors optogenetics, a method for switching brain cells on and off with light using a protein borrowed from pond algae. Here is what the technology is,... 
