by Maeve Griffin | Nov 9, 2020 | Social behavior
Dogs have been “man’s best friend” for thousands of years, both functioning as our pets and serving integral roles in human society. So, it’s no surprise that dogs have adapted over time to be more sensitive to human signals of communication. Social cognition in dogs,...
by Maeve Griffin | Oct 22, 2020 | Social behavior
Throughout history, humans have been fascinated by animal cognition, or the way in which animals think. One cognitive ability, for example, observed in nonhuman animals that researchers have taken particular interest in is mirror self-recognition (MSR), or the ability...
