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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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[–] Cocodapuf@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I mean, become an expert at anything and then use that expertise daily. That should get the same result.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Similar but not the same most likely. Bird watching requires training and practicing certain mental capabilities (attention, perception, etc). Some other skill mastery may require developing different mental skills (mindfulness, focus, memory, imagination, etc).