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Birds are
and beautiful creatures. Looking at them in the
could be good for us. That is what researchers in Toronto, Canada say. The scientists found that birdwatching could protect our brains against age-related
. Lead researcher Dr Erik Wing said: "Skills from birding could be
for intelligence and thinking as
age." Dr Wing and his
compared scans of the brain activity of 29
birdwatchers and 29 newbies. The brains of the veteran birders were a lot more active. Dr Wing said the veterans had a
attention span and a better
than those new to the hobby. He added that the veterans could also process information more
.