Sitting on a park bench and observing woodpeckers could be quite beneficial, as a new study has found that bird-watching may ...

A new study looking at the brains of expert birdwatchers found they were structurally more efficient, allowing them to retain ...

Bird watching can change your brain for the good.

Becoming an expert on a subject can help your brain retain more information as you age, new research says ...

Being an expert birdwatcher may alter the structure and function of your brain. And these changes may enhance cognition even as you age, new research suggests.

In other words, get ready to grab your binoculars, says a group of brain researchers in Canada.

Expert birdwatching leads to more compact brain regions for attention and perception, providing cognitive benefits into old age.

A growing body of peer-reviewed research suggests that developing serious birdwatching skills does more than sharpen the ability to tell a warbler from a wren. Studies published across neuroscience, ...

When it comes to the smartest bird, we humans still have a lot to learn. Bird intelligence comes in many forms, and scientists are finding that many species exhibit intelligence similar to that of ...

Birds and humans have very different networks of neurons in their brains. Nevertheless, their working memory is limited by similar mechanisms. The working memory is the brain's ability to process ...