Gazing into your furry friend's eyes and giving it pets can cause your brain to synchronize with theirs, scientists have discovered. This kind of synchronization of brain waves, known as interbrain ...

Dogs are able to recognize words and the certain objects they "stand for," a new study has found. It is widely known that dogs can recognize certain words and perform an action accordingly. For ...

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Modern pet dogs are not just changing on the outside, with ever more specialized shapes and sizes, they are also quietly reshaping their brains. A growing body of research now suggests that the brains ...

While your dog’s brain is ultimately an organ, what’s curious about it is that it behaves more like a muscle—use it or lose it! Enter neuroplasticity. Don't let this big word scare you. If we strip it ...

A pioneering study investigating the brain activity of dogs during scent detection has unveiled crucial insights into their remarkable olfactory capabilities. Researchers at Bar-Ilan University have ...

Anyone who has a dog has spent some time wondering what’s going on in their canine friend’s head — if not thinking they already know for sure. Harvard’s Canine Brains Project is trying to, ...

A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral structure located deep in the cerebral cortex, was partly taken over by ...

Most dog owners believe that their pets have a strong affection for them, perhaps something that we could describe as love. Some scientists believe that we have systematically bred dogs so that they ...