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El "interruptor de luz" para neuronas por el que 3 científicos ganaron el Nobel de Medicina y que ayuda a descifrar los misterios del cerebro
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· October 5, 2026
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Key takeaway Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann y Georg Nagel son los investigadores que han recibido este reconocimiento.
Tres científicos han sido galardonados con el Nobel de Medicina por su trabajo en una disciplina llamada optogenética. Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann y Georg Nagel son los investigadores que han recibido este reconocimiento. La optogenética es una técnica que se ha comparado con un "interruptor de luz" para neuronas, lo que sugiere que puede ser utilizada para controlar y estudiar el comportamiento de las neuronas en el cerebro.
Se conoce que la optogenética es una herramienta para descifrar los misterios del cerebro, pero no se proporcionan más detalles sobre cómo funciona exactamente. Para obtener más información sobre la optogenética y el trabajo de estos científicos, se puede consultar la fuente original.
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Published: October 5, 2026 ·
Source: BBC Mundo ·
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