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Science

Happy face, angry voice: Human–dog interaction study tracks conflicting cues

Dogs, having lived alongside humans for tens of thousands of years, are keenly tuned in to our emotions. Behavioral experiments, brain studies and even measurements of heart rate all suggest dogs respond differently depending on the emotional expressions they encounter in humans.

Happy face, angry voice: Human–dog interaction study tracks conflicting cues
Image: Phys.org
Dogs, having lived alongside humans for tens of thousands of years, are keenly tuned in to our emotions. Behavioral experiments, brain studies and even measurements of heart rate all suggest dogs respond differently depending on the emotional expressions they encounter in humans.

Originally published at Phys.org

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