aidogs 100 Posted January 13, 2016 Report Share Posted January 13, 2016 University of Lincoln Summary: Dogs can recognize emotions in humans by combining information from different senses -- an ability that has never previously been observed outside of humans, a new study published today reveals. Dogs can recognise emotions in humans by combining information from different senses – an ability that has never previously been observed outside of humans, a new study published today reveals. For the first time, researchers have shown that dogs must form abstract mental representations of positive and negative emotional states, and are not simply displaying learned behaviours when responding to the expressions of people and other dogs. This is important because it represents a break from the "learned behavior" school of Animal Science. It means that there is scientifically validated evidence that dogs are thinking creatures. This has major legal and ethical implications about the human treatment of dogs. 5 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Chinatola 927 Posted January 18, 2016 Report Share Posted January 18, 2016 Ida says....'Ya think?' 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aidogs 100 Posted January 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 BBC Horizon | The Secret Life of the Dog | BBC Full Documentary 2015 HD https://youtu.be/Hw71ZlvXmsM Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Allison 2,369 Posted January 19, 2016 Report Share Posted January 19, 2016 Wow! It's long, but so worth it. Kim has been right all along! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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