A new project launched by theDuke University will try to learn more about the link of dogs with their masters and to understand why they are known through history as "man's best friend".
The research, called "Dognition" is led by anthropologist and neuroscientist Brian Hare , who argues that dogs are capable of handling various cognitive levels, so he devised a system that seeks to establish the differences and limits of each, in addition to a record with the different types of intelligence of these animals, depending on their race.
For example, highlights including teamwork, short-term memory and learning through activities and training, although this opoprtunidad the experiment will focus on empathy, something that these animals have only too well, seeking to deepen the relationship with their masters and how gestures and commands like communication method are performed, while a friendly link is established.
An example? contagious yawning, an involuntary reflex that can be seen between dogs and humans to humans among humans; and the presence in both of oxytocin, a hormone that causes a pleasurable sensation that occurs when both playing in a park, to name a case.
Thus, Dognition allow scientists to study further this theory, so users need only follow the evidence provided on the site, know the capabilities of your dog and deliver the data to catalog the can in one of nine profiles determined by Hare. Thus, the owner can access tips and tools to exploit the features of your pet and train them better.
The appeal of this project is that the information will be added to a database globally subsequently analyzed the records obtained, in order to conduct research to help understand the intelligence of dogs. Until now, data are about 2,500 dogs from 38 countries.
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