Dogs' speech recognition: New study shows they listen beyond tone
- Animal behavior experts revealed in a new study that dogs understand human speech better than previously thought.
- Researchers aimed to determine if dogs identify relevant content in monotonous speech due to domestication.
- The study involved exposing a mixed group of dogs to streams of speech containing commands and irrelevant information.
- Dr. Holly Root-Gutteridge stated that dogs find their name in monotone speech, which is needed to comprehend language.
- The findings suggest speech recognition in dogs illuminates language evolution and has implications for training service dogs.
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Dogs' speech recognition: New study shows they listen beyond tone
A new study conducted by animal behavior and mammalian cognition experts at the Universities of Lincoln and Sussex, and Jean Monnet University, reveals that dogs may be far better at understanding human speech than previously understood.
Yes, your dog understands: study reveals that they are able to identify relevant information from a conversation
Published in the journal Animal Cognition, the text shows that living with humans may have helped dogs to better understand our language. A new study revealed that dogs are able to detect relevant content in a human conversation, even when it is not directed specifically at them. The research was developed by specialists in animal behavior and mammal cognition from the universities of Lincoln and Sussex, in the United Kingdom, in partnership wit…
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