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Latest comment: 2 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

This article is great and the editors did a great job. The article is neutral and is very well written. An all-around great article. --Hunterambrose (talk) 02:42, 19 January 2024 (UTC)Reply

Interesting study - to add or not?

Latest comment: 6 months ago1 comment1 person in discussion

A 2026 Journal of Neuroscience study had found that long-term birdwatching reshapes the brain. The study used both skilled bird ID experts (n = 29; ages 24-75, 15 female) and matched novices (n = 29; ages 22-79, 14 female) and found that expert birders showed increased structural complexity in cortical regions involved in attention, perception and memory, helping them identify birds more accurately. It may also indicate that birdwatching slows age-related decline in certain brain regions. I would add it in but sample size seems tad low. JaredMcKenzie (talk) 02:35, 4 March 2026 (UTC)Reply