The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine honors one of the most impactful applications of light in the life sciences: Optogenetics. Optogenetics gives researchers the ability to control selected neural circuits with light with high spatial and temporal precision, providing a powerful way to establish links between neural activity, behavior and disease. Researchers worldwide now use optogenetics to trace the neural circuits behind memories, emotions and behaviors. Read more about #NobelLaureates Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel and their research at the link in our bio. #Optogenetics #Neuroscience #NobelPrize #Medicine #LifeScience [Image credits: Christopher P. Michel; Millencolin, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons]