Dog owners often say their pets know how they are feeling. Now, new research from The University of Vienna suggests they may be right. Scientists used brain scans to study how dogs react when they ...

A frightened human face does not look the same to a dog’s brain as an angry or sad one. Brain scans now suggest canine responses to our expressions carry more detail than a simple division between ...

Scientists—and dog lovers—have long known that dogs are remarkably good at interpreting our laughs, frowns and tears. But the biology behind this ability has remained largely unexplored until now. In ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Smiles activated a distinct canine brain network, while fear produced patterns different from other negative expressions. (CREDIT: ...