Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel earned the honor for discoveries that use light to reveal how the brain works. The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and ‌economics will be announced in the week. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel earned the honor for discoveries that use light to reveal how the brain works.S1

• The winners of the Nobel Prizes in physics, chemistry, literature, peace and ‌economics will be announced in the week.S2

• The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to three scientists who created a tool using light to help unravel how the brain works. Karl Deisseroth, 54, Peter Hegemann, 71, and Georg Nagel, 73, have carried out research into light-gated ion channels and opt...S3

• One American and two German researchers won the honour for ‘laying the foundation of a new era in neuroscience’.S4