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Study Suggests Becoming An Expert Bird Watcher May Protect Brain Health (www.huffpost.com)
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Research found that participants who were expert bird watchers showed "differences in both brain structure and brain activity."

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[–] waterore@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

How about a mediocre "look at that bird" birdwatcher?

[–] artifex@piefed.social 7 points 1 day ago

Unfortunately it seems to be the "expert" thing that's important, even more than the "bird watching" thing. As it turns out, training your brain for hundreds or thousands of hours over the course of years is good for it.

[–] HubertManne@piefed.social 3 points 1 day ago

curses. im in the same boat. oh look a birdies. and theres another birdies.