FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·April 8, 2017·6 min readDogs Can Adopt the Perspective of HumansA new study reports dogs can correctly interpret cues from humans to help find food they can not see.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·April 4, 2017·3 min readCan People Identify a Cat’s Mood Through Its Facial Expressions?A new study aims to find out if people can identify their cat's emotions through their facial expressions. The researchers hope their findings will help better manage the welfare and health of these popular pets.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience Articles·March 7, 2017·5 min readBrain Scans of Service Dog Trainees Help Sort Weaker Recruits From the PackBrain scans can help predict which dogs will make it through rigorous training to become service dogs for people with disabilities.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·February 27, 2017·5 min readDogs and Toddlers Show Similarities in Social IntelligenceA new study reports two year old children and dogs show similar patterns of social intelligence, more so than human children and chimps.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·November 23, 2016·4 min readYour Dog Remembers What You DidA new study provides evidence that dogs may also have episodic memory.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·August 31, 2016·3 min readDogs Understand Both Vocabulary and Intonation of Human SpeechA new study reports dogs have the ability to understand human speech intonation and vocabulary by using similar brain areas to humans.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceNeuroscience Videos·July 15, 2016·4 min readBird-Brained? Scientists Show Newborn Ducklings Can Acquire Notions of ‘Same’ and ‘Different’A new study reveals newly hatched ducklings can quickly acquire the concepts of 'same' and 'different'.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·May 27, 2016·2 min readSharks Have Individual PersonalitiesMuch like people, sharks of the same species have different personalities, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 19, 2016·3 min readEmotion Matters: Dogs View Facial Expressions DifferentlyResearchers report on how the social gazing behavior of dogs resembles that of humans.Read More
FeaturedOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·January 13, 2016·3 min readDogs Able to Recognize Human EmotionsAccording to researchers, dogs are able to recognize different emotional states in humans.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·December 8, 2015·5 min readDogs Have A Conscience TooA new study reports animals may be more self aware than we previously thought.Read More
FeaturedPsychology·August 5, 2010·1 min readAnimal Emotions in Scope of ResearchResearchers look deeper into animal emotions for clues about decision making. New approaches in the study of animal behavior allow researchers to study the effects of optimistic and pessimistic moods on animal behavior.Read More