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A Canadian reader, birder, and neuroscientist (University of Toronto) writes me to ask for help with their current research study of the effects of birding skills on the brain. The study is online here (requiring ~15+ mins. of time, and “open to all” of any background or experience):
The writer notes, in part, “this study is part of our wider project of connecting birding and citizen science activities with research on cognitive health and brain function. At the population level, we're exploring how trends in species prevalence (e.g. as quantified via eBird) correlate with geographic trends in how people process birds. At the smaller scale, we have a line of neuroimaging research looking at beneficial changes to brain structure and function that result from decades spent learning about birds.”
Please participate if you have the time (a raffle for binoculars is included for participants).
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