Research shows that as individuals learn and acquire a new skill, their brain structure and activity changes. But how do more complex skills involving multiple learning processes influence the brain?
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 of brain aging.
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