Dogs can really understand people's emotions

No matter how many touching stories tell us that dogs understand their employer's feelings, they are still not scientifically valid.

Therefore, this is still a controversial issue of the scientific community in particular and dog lovers in general.But according to the latest study, psychologists from Lincoln University (UK) and the University of Sao Paulo (Brazil) have shown that dogs can really understand people's emotions.

Dogs can analyze the auditory and visual information they receive when exposed to people.

Specifically, these scientists have discovered that dogs can analyze the auditory and visual information they receive when exposed to humans and other individuals, even adorable animals. It also has the ability to distinguish between negative emotional states and positive emotional states. Previously, a similar study was conducted but only in some of the most human species of primates.

The research team tested 17 different adult dogs and gave them information about emotional state in both auditory and visual ways. During the experiment, these dogs will be able to see images of human emotions, along with accompanying sound clips depicting people's emotions corresponding to the picture. there. Sometimes, the sound track will express emotions contrary to the image of the experimental object being seen. It is important that these dogs have not experienced any previous emotional training, the results will be as realistic and natural as possible. Even the sounds obtained are in Portuguese - a language that is alien to dogs - to ensure they are not based on the memories available to English.

Dogs always have a certain focus whenever they hear sounds that describe emotions that match the picture they are watching.

The result is that dogs always have a certain focus whenever the sounds they hear have emotional expressions that match the picture they are watching and even they have the same expression as if they received the information. In terms of positive emotions, they will stick their tongue in a very excited way, whereas if they receive negative information like angry emotions, this 4-legged animal will grow up in a cautious way. In addition, if the picture and sound information does not match, our guys will bark a few times to react and ignore them.

Commenting on the results of the experiment, Lincoln University scientist Kun Guo said: "When receiving the emotional information of the surrounding objects, dogs and some other animals will gradually form a state. Abstract simulation of positive and negative emotions ". In addition, co-author of this study - Dr. David Mills - also commented that previous studies only mentioned the dog's ability to recognize human and other individuals' species through market information. The test results show that the dog has a very complex system for verifying emotional information when it simultaneously receives both types of information. In addition, Dr. Mills added that this is completely different from the obedient and shy dog ​​in front of an angry boss who is a conditional reflex.

Their reactions have a nature that increases friendliness in relationships with people.

The authors also added that this does not mean that dogs are able to fully read our emotions, their reactions are more of an increase in friendliness in human relationships with species. This funny object. So, never make your puppy growling or frightening whenever you have a bad expression.