Dogs can distinguish between fearful and angry or sad human faces, brain scans suggest
Researchers have discovered that dogs can distinguish between different negative human facial expressions, such as anger and sadness, using MRI brain scans. This study suggests that dogs possess a more nuanced understanding of human emotions than previously understood.
The researchers worked with pet dogs, mostly border collies, that had been trained to lie still in an MRI scanner. Photograph: Laura V Cuaya The researchers worked with pet dogs, mostly border collies, that had been trained to lie still in an MRI scanner. Photograph: Laura V Cuaya Animals Dogs can distinguish between fearful and angry or sad human faces, brain scans suggest Researchers analysed activity in regions of brain when dogs were shown images of different facial expressions
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