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A Man’S Best Friend: Study Shows Dogs Can Recognize Human Emotions


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  • University of Lincoln
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  • 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.

 

 

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Wow! It's long, but so worth it.

 

Kim has been right all along!

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