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When I was doing my PhD research in the 1980?s I wanted to see how a dog’s brain responded to different types of sounds before and after training. This was in the 1980?s, and the only method available for animals was to do Evoked Potential tests, in which simple, tiny electrical sensors were glued to [...]
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In spite of the fact that dogs all have similar traits and characteristics, there are things that separate one dog from another. There are different breeds of dogs and with these breeds of dogs come different behaviors and skills. S... Read Post

This is your dog's brain. This is your dog's brain on an fMRI scan. When we peer into those big brown eyes, we think we know what thoughts lie behind them. Sure, we can tell when our dogs are happy, when our dogs are sad, and when o... Read Post

Last week, animal control officer Michelle Smith of Anderson, SC, got a call about a dog in a ravine behind a Home Depot. She figured it was a local dog who got stuck -- she's seen that before. She followed the dog's bark through so... Read Post