The innovative technology makes it possible to control neurons with light./The Nobel Assembly at Karolinska Institutet The 2026 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, announced this Monday, has been awarded to Karl Deisseroth, Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel, the pioneers of optogenetics, an innovative technology that makes it possible to turn the activity of individual nerve [...]
Brain surgery requires an exceptional level of precision. However, during an operation, the brain can shift slightly, causing the tumor to move from the position shown in the medical images taken before surgery. This phenomenon is one of the main challenges faced by neurosurgical teams. To help overcome this issue, Miguel Hernández University (UMH) is leading [...]
The new Complutense Museum of Psychology opens its doors this week at the Faculty of Psychology of the Complutense University of Madrid , with a tour that reviews more than a century of scientific history through original instruments, emblematic experiments and key figures in the discipline. Directed by Professor Javier Bandres , the space brings [...]
A team of researchers from the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) has achieved a revolutionary advance in the field of visual neuroprostheses: they have implanted an array of 100 microelectrodes in the visual cortex of two people who had lost their sight. This device—so compact that it fits in a space of just 4 [...]
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