Dogs are able to recognize words and the certain objects they "stand for," a new study has found. It is widely known that dogs can recognize certain words and perform an action accordingly. For ...

Gazing into your furry friend's eyes and giving it pets can cause your brain to synchronize with theirs, scientists have discovered. This kind of synchronization of brain waves, known as interbrain ...

Modern pet dogs are not just changing on the outside, with ever more specialized shapes and sizes, they are also quietly reshaping their brains. A growing body of research now suggests that the brains ...

Modern dogs are not just changing on the outside, with new designer breeds and Instagram-ready coats. A growing body of ...

Can science unlock the brain of my dog, who is both a bullyish rogue and an incredibly affectionate, sweet pet? Benito, my yellow Lab, was admitted to Harvard University last week — only it was for a ...

A study on canine brain networks reveals that during mammalian brain evolution, the role of the cingulate cortex, a bilateral structure located deep in the cerebral cortex, was partly taken over by ...

Sometimes it feels like your dog just gets you in a way nobody else does. That’s partially because of a neurological function underpinning social connection known as inter-brain activity coupling. In ...

Anyone who has a dog has spent some time wondering what’s going on in their canine friend’s head — if not thinking they already know for sure. Harvard’s Canine Brains Project is trying to, ...

While your dog’s brain is ultimately an organ, what’s curious about it is that it behaves more like a muscle—use it or lose it! Enter neuroplasticity. Don't let this big word scare you. If we strip it ...

There is a large amount of behavioral evidence which suggests that dogs are quite good at reading human emotions (click here, here, or here for examples). However a new study extends our knowledge ...