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Birdwatching like a pro might supercharge your brain power

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, ...
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I started birdwatching because my therapist said I needed a hobby that didn’t involve a screen. Six months later, my memory is sharper than it’s been in a decade.

A logistics manager picks up birdwatching on his therapist's orders and discovers his memory returning — and neuroscience is starting to explain exactly why standing in a park with binoculars may ...
eLife

Dynamics of mesoscale brain network during visual discrimination learning revealed by chronic, large-scale single-unit recording

During the acquisition of correct rejection response, rankings of functional connection separated for cortical and subcortical regions, which is predictive of the peak timing of visual information ...
Educators Technology

AI Tools for History and Social Studies Teachers

History and social studies classrooms run on stories, primary sources, and the ability to think critically about both. AI ...