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·February 24, 2019·4 min read

Good Dog? Bad Dog? Their Personalities Can Change

Just as with humans, a dog's personality is likely to change over time, a new study reports.

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·May 11, 2017·3 min read

Pet Dogs Help Kids Feel Less Stressed

According to researchers, children who spent time interacting with their dogs had lower cortisol levels.

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·August 4, 2015·4 min read

Temporal Cortex Region Allows Dogs to Process Faces

A new study provides evidence for a face selective region in the temporal cortex of dogs.

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·November 7, 2019·4 min read

Dog ownership reduces loneliness

Evidence suggests new dog owners experience a reduction in negative mood and feelings of loneliness.

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·March 7, 2017·5 min read

Brain Scans of Service Dog Trainees Help Sort Weaker Recruits From the Pack

Brain scans can help predict which dogs will make it through rigorous training to become service dogs for people with disabilities.

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·June 6, 2019·5 min read

Dogs mirror owner’s stress

Researchers identify an interspecies correlation between hair cortisol concentrations in humans and dogs during summer and winter months. The cortisol levels were not affected by the amount of activity the dog had during these periods. The study reveals a seasonal effect in higher cortisol levels between humans and animals, and human personality traits significantly affected the dog's level of stress. Findings suggest that dogs often mirror the stress levels of their owners.

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·October 5, 2020·3 min read

Dog Brains Do Not Prefer Faces

fMRI study reveals dogs do not have a specific face area similar to that of primates. Dogs' brain activity showed little response to faces but increased in response to seeing another dog over a human.

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·March 15, 2023·3 min read

Characterizing Abnormal Neural Networks in Dogs With Anxiety

Dogs with anxiety have stronger neural connections between the amygdala and other areas of the anxiety network in the brain compared to less anxious dogs.

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·June 13, 2022·5 min read

A Glimpse Into the Dog’s Mind: A New Study Reveals How Dogs Think of Their Toys

Dogs have multi-modal mental imagery of items and objects that are familiar to them. When a dog thinks about an object, they imagine the object's different sensory features.