Birdwatching may strengthen the brain.

A series of recent brain-imaging studies has begun to explain a central mystery of the psychedelic experience: why people on psilocybin report that memories seem to blend with what they are actually ...

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

Bird watching can change your brain for the good.

Inside the Visual Cognitive Neuroscience Laboratory at ASU, researchers investigate how the brain turns sensory signals into meaningful perception. Led by Professor Gi-Yeul Bae at the Department of ...

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

For decades, scientists have mapped attention, memory, language, and reasoning to separate brain networks — yet one big mystery remained: why does the mind feel like a single, unified system?

Researchers challenge the "efficiency" theory of the brain, showing that neurons become more coordinated and share more information as learning occurs.

Specific rhythms of flickering light can synchronise brain activity, offering clues about perception and possible future ...