The Nobel was awarded “for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said. A flash of light has transformed neuroscience — and on Monday it propelled three researchers to the top of science’s most celebrated stage.American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 ⁠Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for their discoveries on light and optogenetics that have helped understand how the Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The Nobel was awarded “for the discovery of high-energy neutrinos of astrophysical origin,” the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences said.S1

• A flash of light has transformed neuroscience — and on Monday it propelled three researchers to the top of science’s most celebrated stage.American Karl Deisseroth and Germans Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won the 2026 ⁠Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medic...S2

• FILE – A bust of Alfred Nobel on display following a press conference to announce the Nobel Committee for PhysiologyS3

• The Nobel Prize in physics will be announced Tuesday by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm.S4S5