diff --git a/doc/changes/dev/13774.other.rst b/doc/changes/dev/13774.other.rst
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+- Clarify that the default minimum number of neighbors for clusters is 0 in :func:`mne.stats.permutation_cluster_test` and :func:`mne.stats.spatio_temporal_cluster_test`, by `Athish M`_.
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diff --git a/mne/stats/cluster_level.py b/mne/stats/cluster_level.py
index eb887e74a7d..b2c8c4aad39 100644
--- a/mne/stats/cluster_level.py
+++ b/mne/stats/cluster_level.py
@@ -1239,6 +1239,10 @@ def permutation_cluster_test(
     Notes
     -----
     %(threshold_clust_f_notes)s
+    Note: By default, the minimum number of neighboring
+    points (e.g., channels) required to form a cluster is 0.
+    This means a single significant point can
+    technically constitute a cluster.
 
     References
     ----------
@@ -1539,6 +1543,10 @@ def spatio_temporal_cluster_test(
     Notes
     -----
     %(threshold_clust_f_notes)s
+    Note: By default, the minimum number of neighboring
+    points (e.g., channels) required to form a cluster is 0.
+    This means a single significant point can
+    technically constitute a cluster.
 
     References
     ----------