Anyone owning a dog know they understand what we say. They rely on more than instinct and actually show though processes. A doctor now claims, he will prove dogs understand human speech.
SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. (CBS Atlanta) – Dr. Greg Berns of Emory University wants to prove that a dog really does understand what its owner is saying to them.
“The more I study dogs and the more I study their brains, the more similarities I see to human brains,” Berns told WGCL-TV. “They are intelligent, they are emotional, and they’ve been ignored in terms of research and understanding how they think. So, we are all interested in trying to develop ways to understand how their minds work.”
Berns uses an MRI to test a dog’s brain.
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Currently, we are trying to understand what dogs perceive about the world,” Berns told WGCL. “You know, what do they see when they see humans, dogs, other animals, cars, etc. so the idea is, at least in humans and even in certain chimpanzees and monkeys, there are parts of the brain specialized for visual processing of all of these things and so what we are trying to determine is whether a dog has that sam ekind of specialization. Nobody knows. Understanding how that dog’s brain works can only help that dog be happier and more productive
in its role serving man.
I don’t need a study to know the answer.
