Dogs can distinguish between different languages, study suggests
Researchers found distinct activity patterns in dogs’ brains when they compared responses to speech and non-speech, reports Tom Batchelor
Dogs can detect speech and distinguish between different languages, a new brain imaging study suggests.
Researchers in Hungary found the animals show different brain activity patterns depending on whether they hear a familiar or unfamiliar language.
The study’s authors said it was the first demonstration that a non-human brain can differentiate two languages.
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