fMRI scans reveal that dogs' brains show distinct activity patterns in response to human emotions such as happiness, fear, anger, and sadness, suggesting they can differentiate between these emotional states.
Background
Previous studies have shown dogs can read human facial expressions and vocal cues, but this research uses fMRI to map specific neural responses to different human emotions.
- Source
- Ars Technica
- Published
- Aug 10, 2026 at 11:00 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10