Cognition, the Mind and the Brain

  • Relationship Between Serotonin and Dog Aggression

    Relationship Between Serotonin and Dog Aggression

    Serotonin is a neurotransmitter that plays an important role in regulating mood, behavior, and emotions, including aggression. In dogs, low levels of serotonin have been associated with increased aggression and other behavior problems.(1, 2, 3) Studies have shown that dogs with a history of aggression have lower levels of serotonin in their brains compared to…

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  • Are Dogs More Judgemental Than We Think?

    Are Dogs More Judgemental Than We Think?

    Research suggests that dogs are capable of making judgements based on our behavior. Is this something we can adapt for our shy, reactive or aggressive dogs or do they even have the same ability? Dogs Judge Unhelpful People Third-party social evolutions of humans by monkey’s and dogsĀ it suggests that dogs actually negatively evaluate unhelpful people.…

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  • Do aggressive dogs have more trouble understanding humans?

    Do aggressive dogs have more trouble understanding humans?

    Dogs are better than monkeys when it comes to reading our social cues to find hidden food and according to this study, Human-like Social Skills in Dogs?, are “unusually skilled as reading human social and communicative behavior”. Yet in a study with selectively bred foxes who were not selected for this skill, but bred to…

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