Interview with Francesco Papaleo of the Italian Institute of Technology: "There are difficulties to overcome, but one day we can also use the method on man"
The tool allows you to study precisely the functioning of specific groups of neurons and understand how they intervene in processes such as movement, memory, emotions and sleep. Neuroresearcher Pamela Dorrego explained how it works and what its possible applications are. Read more
The Nobel Prize in Medicine 2026 distinguished the discoveries that made it possible to control nerve cells by light. We explain how optogenetics works and why it transformed the study of the brain.