A study conducted by Hungarian researchers and published in the journal Science , has confirmed that dogs not only understand what we say, but even can differentiate the tone in which we speak them. Specifically, research has determined that the neural mechanisms that process the words evolve much earlier than previously thought and are not unique to the human brain.
Conclusions. the study results show that “for dogs, a good compliment can work very well as a reward, but it works even better if word and intonation match” said professor Attila Andics, Eötos Loránd University of Budapest. According to the expert, “dogs not only differentiate what we say and how we say it, but also combine both for a correct interpretation of what those words really mean.”
Similarities cebreros between humans and dogs. the study further suggests that in an environment where much is spoken, as in the case of a dog living with a family, the representations of the meaning of words can arise in the brain. It should be noted that dogs, like people, use the left brain to process words and the right to identify the intonation with which say. So the brains of people not only analyzed separately what is said and what is said but also integrates these two pieces of information to reach a unified meaning. “Dogs can do the same and to do this they employ very similar brain mechanisms,” says the expert.
How did these conclusions? The study involved thirteen dogs, they were still in a functional magnetic resonance apparatus (fMRI) brain scans in order to conduct non-invasively and painlessly, which served to measure brain activity of the animals while listening to the voice of their coaches. The animals heard words of praise were uttered with neutral and flattery, and other words that had no meaning for the animals but those with the same intonations intonation
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