We all have at least one friend that treats their dog like an actual human child. Scientists think you shouldn't be a hater: ...

Through fMRI scans, they found that the connections between these dogs’ amygdala and other parts of the brain’s “anxiety circuit” — particularly the hippocampus — were stronger in ...

For all their love and companionship, our four-legged friends can cause a lot of stress. Scientists have now mapped the brains of anxious dogs, showing that they are indeed different, and it could ...

They next plan to continue tracking the dogs' health as they grow older, noting that when they reach age 9 -- essentially around 60 for humans -- canines often start showing signs of brain aging.

Cell Press. (2009, September 23). How We Know A Dog Is A Dog: Concept Acquisition In The Human Brain. ScienceDaily. Retrieved June 3, 2025 from www.sciencedaily.com / releases / 2009 / 09 ...

Dog and cat owners saw improved brain health — more than those who had birds or fish, or no pets — according to a new study, ...

A study in the journal Science presents compelling new evidence that neurons in the brain's memory centre, the hippocampus, continue to form well into late adulthood.

Like many parts of the brain’s limbic system, the hippocampus is involved in memory, learning, and emotion. Its largest job is to hold short-term memories and transfer them to long-term storage ...

Brain scans confirm that dogs understand what you’re saying, and how you say it by Alan Boyle on August 29, 2016 at 4:46 pm September 4, 2016 at 8:13 pm Share 16 Tweet Share Reddit Email ...

Dogs and humans may synchronize their brain waves when they are interacting, according to new research. Photo-illustration by Newsweek. The paper's authors wrote: "This study is the first to ...

A pioneering study investigating the brain activity of dogs during scent detection has unveiled crucial insights into their remarkable olfactory capabilities. Researchers at Bar-Ilan University ...