July 2016 PMID 26934715

Our Faces in the Dog's Brain: Functional Imaging Reveals Temporal Cortex Activation during Perception of Human Faces.

Laura V Cuaya, Raúl Hernández-Pérez, Luis Concha

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Abstract in brief

  • The study investigates how dogs' brains process human faces using fMRI, focusing on brain activity related to face recognition.
  • Results show significant activation in the bilateral temporal cortex during the perception of human faces, highlighting its role in social cognition for dogs.
  • The findings suggest that the dog’s temporal cortex, part of the visual pathway, is evolutionarily conserved and similar to that in primates and sheep for face processing.

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Sharlene Santana
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@scutisorex Reminded me of Figure 1 of this paper: https://t.co/wLevI0tYMQ

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Laura V. Cuaya
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@LydiaMHopper @FamDogProject Thank you, dear Lydia.

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@scutisorex Reminded me of Figure 1 of this paper: https://t.co/wLevI0tYMQ

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@LydiaMHopper @FamDogProject Thank you, dear Lydia.

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