ScienceGORM-8-SYMedicine Nobel goes to brain researchersThe 2026 prize recognizes work on how the brain operates.the GuardianNobel prize in medicine 2026 awarded for research into mysteries of brainThree scientists to share 12m Swedish kronor prize for their work on ‘light-gated ion channels and optogenetics’^NobelPrize^^BrainResearch^^Science^^Awards^