We have already discovered that dogs know how we feel due to the voice area of the brain, which functions in a similar way to humans. Now, a team of researchers from Emory University (USA) has discovered that an area of the canine brain associated with reward responds more strongly to the smells of human beings that are familiar to them than to the smells of other beings humans.
When we know someone well, just by listening to their voice we can tell if they are okay or if something is wrong. This occurs because our brain has a "voice area" that analyzes vocal tone and sends us information about that person we estimate. According to a study by the Hungarian Academy of Sciences and published in the journal Current Biology, a similar process occurs in dogs.
About 30 percent of allergy sufferers suffer from allergies to their pets. Dog and cat dander is a major allergen source that triggers a hitherto enigmatic inflammatory response. A study carried out by the University of Cambridge, in the United Kingdom, reveals that an environmental toxin exacerbates the immune response to the protein present in cat hair, and clarifies which part of the system is responsible for detecting it.
A controversial study from the University of Leicester, in the United Kingdom, has shown a link between the kindness of people and their preference for certain dog breeds. According to the research results, less friendly young people generally prefer dogs considered "potentially dangerous" as pets.
The disaster at the Fukushima nuclear power plant in March 2011 caused a humanitarian disaster and more than 100,000 people had to be evacuated within a 20-kilometer radius of the disaster site. But it was also a disgrace for Fukushima's pets, specifically the nearly 5,800 dogs registered in the area.
Dogs can suffer sudden bouts of aggression without their owners understanding why. In many cases, the cause of the attacks can be undiagnosed or undiagnosed hip pain, according to a study by the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB).
Who has never seen a dog stare at its owner, without losing a detail of all its facial movements? It is clear that man's best friend watches and understands us, but how his brain represents these perceptions is a mystery. How does the dog distinguish man, by sight or by smell? Does it react to language in the same way that it responds to arbitrary sounds, or does it have specific neural structures? A group of researchers from Emory University (USA) has perfected a method to scan the brains of dogs using magnetic resonance techniques. The results of the first test, published in the journal PLoS ONE, show the region of the canine brain that is activated in response to signals from its owners.
In a study by the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology published in the journal PLoS ONE, Katharina Kirchhofer and her colleagues have shown that dogs are more intelligent than chimpanzees when it comes to interpreting gestures and bringing the object pointed to by a human. .
Danni Büchner is invited to Sam Dylan's Halloween party. But the "Goodbye Germany" emigrant has no desire for many other party guests. And find clear words.
