The news, reported by the BBC, focuses on three scientists and research into the relationship between nerve-cell activity and the experience of feelings.
Karl Deisseroth is described by BBC News as an American psychiatrist and neurologist.
Peter Hegemann and Georg Nagel are presented by the same source as German colleagues of Deisseroth.
The rationale reported by the BBC links the prize to a scientific achievement centered on nerve cells and their role in shaping feelings.
The recognition thus brings together, in the British outlet’s description, the work of Deisseroth with that of his colleagues Hegemann and Nagel.
The BBC’s wording ultimately presents the research as a contribution to understanding the link between nervous-system function and emotional experience.