A new study in expert birders suggests that becoming an expert in a given field could help slow down cognitive decline.

Expert birders show denser brain tissue in attention and visual regions, suggesting the skill may help slow certain aspects ...

Scientists have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate brain patterns related to a particular behavior. This work promises to improve brain-computer interfaces and aid with the discovery of ...

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

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

Research shows that as individuals learn and acquire a new skill, their brain structure and activity changes. But how do more ...

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.

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Maryam Shanechi, the Sawchuk Chair in Electrical and Computer Engineering and founding director of the USC Center for Neurotechnology, and her team have developed a new AI algorithm that can separate ...