Can you identify a specific bird species by sight or sound? If you can, congratulations—birding probably changed your brain (in a good way)! It turns out that breaking open that field guide could help uncover and improve your innate perception skills.
Gaining deep expertise in a subject area, like birding, can change your mental scaffolding, literally rewiring your brain. That’s why brain and memory researchers have long turned to birders as a go-to group of test subjects in cognitive research. Keep reading for more on how birding changes your brain and memory. |
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