New #paper in #psynomLB Evaluating a four-button computerized gaming system for cognitive engagement in dogs https://bit.ly/4qEgZZr

#CanineCognition #OperantLearning #videogame

Dog playing computerized game: https://bit.ly/4hIzN5z

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A study found dogs can use two verbal labels—pull and fetch to categorize new toys by function, not looks, after owners taught the words at home. The results appear in Current Biology. https://getnews.me/dogs-learn-words-by-function-like-human-toddlers/ #caninecognition #functionallearning

A study in Current Biology found pet dogs group toys by function, treating a hammer and a rock alike, showing label‑extension without formal training (co‑author Claudia Fugazza). https://getnews.me/dogs-show-ability-to-classify-toys-by-function-study-finds/ #labelextension #caninecognition

Long-term memory? Absolutely. Chaser the Border Collie recognized 1,000+ objects and understood syntax. Dogs remember. Deeply. #CanineCognition #SmartDogs

New #Commentary in #PsynomLB Chasing solutions: A response to Bastos et al. (2024) https://bit.ly/4iBNjXD by @caninecognition & Anamarie Johnson

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The #CanineCognition session is about to begin! Come listen to talks discussing Optimizing Automated Computer Touchscreens for Dog Cognition Testing, DogTouch- a portable touchscreen platform for behavioral and cognitive testing in dogs, and Canine Self-Control! #CO3_2025 🧪🐾🐕

The #CanineCognition: OlfactoryDiscrimination session is starting soon! Come join us for talks featuring Same-Different Odor Learning, Effects of Exercise & Physiology on Odor Detection, Effect of Arousal on Memory Consolidation in an Odor Detection Task and more! #CO3_2025🧪🐕🐾

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Can we move on from operant conditioning, quadrants, and Skinner already. Purleeeeeeez! #dogtraining #caninecognition #operantconditioning

Buttons speak their needs
Voices known through faithful ears
Bonds grow ever deep

Read the full article: https://ainewsbrew.com/article/2199

#DogScience #PetCommunication #AnimalIntelligence #DogResearch #CanineCognition

Dogs can recognize familiar human voices, even in recordings: Dogs can recognize familiar human voices and match them to their owners, enhancing interspecies communication.

#CanineCognition #VoiceRecognition #HumanAnimalBond #DogBehavior #AnimalIntelligence #EarthDotCom #EarthSnap #Earth

The moral code of #dogs via @brainpicker #dogs #dogbehaviour #caninecognition #humandogrelations #ethics #moralcode