Karl Deisseroth and German colleagues win Nobel for nerve cell research

Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel have won a Nobel Prize for work showing how nerve cells influence feelings.

The Chestnut Post Staff · October 5, 2026 at 6:15 AM EDT

A Nobel Prize has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel for research showing how nerve cells influence feelings.

Deisseroth is a US psychiatrist and neurologist. Hegemann and Nagel are his German colleagues.

Originally reported by BBC News. Read the full story at BBC News

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