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Brain Stimulation, Fractal Molecule, Bonobos


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Today, you’ll learn about how non-invasive brain stimulation might offer relief to older patients suffering from anxiety and depression, the first known molecular fractal, and a new discovery turning the view of bonobos as peace-loving primates on its head.  

 

Brain Stimulation 

 

  • “Brain stimulation treatment may improve depression, anxiety in older adults.” by Jill Pease. 2024.  
  • “Mental health of older adults.” WHO. 2023.  
  • “tDCS reduces depression and state anxiety symptoms in older adults from the augmenting cognitive training in older adults study (ACT). by Hanna K. Hausman, et al. 2024.  

 

Fractal Molecule 

 

  • “Discovery of the first fractal molecule in nature.” Max Plank Gesellschaft. 2024.  
  • “How Fractals Work.” by Craig Haggit & Yara Simon. 2023.  
  • “Six Sierpinski Triangle Constructions (visual mathematics).” YouTube Video. 2023.  

 

Bonobos 

 

  • “Bonobos not the peace-loving primates once thought, study reveals.” by Nicola Davis. 2024.  
  • “Differences in expression of male aggression between wild bonobos and chimpanzees.” by Maud Mouginot, et al. 2024.  

 

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