Do dogs understand humans, do you perceive our feelings?If you’re a dog’s best friend, you’ve probably asked this question more than once, but here’s the answer.
Recently, a study in the journal Science uncovered some mysteries of the canine brain, such as how dogs use human-like mechanisms to distinguish words and different types of intonation.
- The lead author of the research is Attila Andics.
- Scientist in the department of ethology at MTA-ELTE at the University of E-tvus Lorund in Budapest.
- Read and discover how dogs understand humans in this comprehensive Article on Animal Expert.
People use the left hemisphere to properly understand and link the use of linguistics, as well as a region of the right hemisphere of the brain to understand intonation.For their part, dogs, despite their inability to speak, can understand certain words that are frequently used in daily environment Therefore, neurolinguistics is not exclusive to homo sapiens.
This is one of the first studies that analyzed in depth the language and brain of dogs with different experiences to pose a question to which many perhaps already knew the answer: therefore, do dogs understand humans?
In general, dogs tend to learn the meaning of words that are relevant in their daily life, especially those that are used to refer to them, however, it is important to note that dogs tend to remember positive words more easily, especially those we use.such as reinforcements or release orders.
The study was key to knowing that dogs understand humans, for this 12 dogs were educated, teaching them to remain still, so that a brain MRI could be properly captured, in this way we were able to measure the brain activity of these dogs when stimulated with intentions of praise or neutral intonations.
It was determined that dogs, regardless of the use of the right hemisphere to understand what intonation it was, always used the left, allowing them to decipher the meaning of the words, so although guided by a friendly and cheerful tone, dogs are able to understand what we are telling them (or at least try to find out).
As we have always advocated at Animal Expert, the use of positive reinforcement works and is effective when speech and intonation go hand in hand and lead to acceptance of the dog when it feels comfortable.
Loving and respecting our dog is essential to be able to communicate properly with him and make him understand, the screams, methods of punishment and other inappropriate techniques often cause stress and anxiety in dogs, affect their learning and emotional well-being.
Now that you know your dog understands you, what do you teach him?Tell!
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