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If you have a New Scientist subscription the Feb 2026 edition has proof that birdwatching is good for you! https://www.newscientist.com/article/25 ... st-ageing/

Presumably this article reviews the same paper: https://neurosciencenews.com/birdwatchi ... ing-30176/

The paper itself is behind a paywall: https://www.jneurosci.org/content/early ... 07-25.2026

Interesting observation, but hard to conclude if there’s cause and effect here, or some other association between birding and brain function. I imagine birding can’t hurt though, and I do like idea it may keep me sharp into my dotage.