Well, this is how it happened,
Researchers
in Hungary scanned the brains of dogs as they were listening to their
trainer speaking to determine which parts of the brain they were using.
They found that dogs processed words with the left hemisphere and used the right hemisphere to process pitch — just like people.
Is that even true? Well, there's more...
What’s
more, the dogs only registered that they were being praised if the
words and pitch were positive. Meaningless words spoken in an
encouraging voice, or meaningful words in a neutral tone, didn’t have
the same effect.
“Dog
brains care about both what we say and how we say it,” said lead
researcher Attila Andics.
Andics
said the findings suggest that the mental ability to process language
evolved earlier than previously believed and that what sets humans apart
from other species is the invention of words.
While
other species probably also have the mental ability to understand
language like dogs do, their lack of interest in human speech makes it
difficult to test, said Andics.
Dogs,
on the other hand, have socialized with humans for thousands of years,
meaning they are more attentive to what people say to them and how.
Researchers imaged the brains of 13 dogs using a technique called functional MRI, or fMRI, which records brain activity.
The
dogs— six border collies, five golden retrievers, a German shepherd and
a Chinese crested — were trained to lie motionless in the scanner for
seven minutes during the tests. The dogs were awake and unrestrained as
they listened to their trainer’s voice through headphones.
“The
most difficult aspect of this training is for dogs to understand that
being motionless means really motionless,” said Andics, who published
the findings in the journal Science.
Seriously? |
While dog owners may find the results unsurprising, from a scientific
perspective, it’s a “shocker” that word meaning seems to be processed in
the left hemisphere of the brain, said Brian Hare, associate professor
of evolutionary anthropology at Duke University, who had no role in the
research.
Can we suggest or say that it's racial discrimination for our 'ekuke' breed? LMAO
Can we also boldly say that our 'ekuke' cares about what we say, in the way we say it or the tone at which we express it.
From all ramifications, what they care more about is the feces they go in search of and not what you've to say, in the way you say it nor the tone in which you say it? LOL
Hello 'ekuku', this is the bitter truth. LOL.
Is it fair? |
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