Can dogs rapidly learn words? Department of Ethology: Dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four times Can dogs rapidly learn words? Department of Ethology: Dogs can learn new words after hearing them only four times
Dogs may never learn that every sound of a word matters Despite their excellent auditory capacities, dogs do not attend to differences between words which differ only in one speech sound. Dogs may never learn that every sound of a word matters Despite their excellent auditory capacities, dogs do not attend to differences between words which differ only in one speech sound.
Dogs are man’s, while pigs are only their owner’s best friend? Researchers at the Department of Ethology compared how 4-month old companion dogs and companion pigs seek human proximity in a novel environment. Dogs are man’s, while pigs are only their owner’s best friend? Researchers at the Department of Ethology compared how 4-month old companion dogs and companion pigs seek human proximity in a novel environment.
Dogs are sensitive to their owners’ choice despite their own preference Inspired by work on infants, researchers investigated whether dogs’ behaviors are guided by human displays of preference or by the animals’ own choices. Dogs are sensitive to their owners’ choice despite their own preference Inspired by work on infants, researchers investigated whether dogs’ behaviors are guided by human displays of preference or by the animals’ own choices.
Our genes also tell about our age This year, the ELTE Innovative Researcher Award was presented to Tibor Vellai and Ádám Sturm (ELTE Department of Genetics). Our genes also tell about our age This year, the ELTE Innovative Researcher Award was presented to Tibor Vellai and Ádám Sturm (ELTE Department of Genetics).
Comparing canine brains using 3D-endocast modelling The shortening of the facial skeleton greatly influences the ratio of certain brain regions, primarily the olfactory bulb and the frontal lobe. Comparing canine brains using 3D-endocast modelling The shortening of the facial skeleton greatly influences the ratio of certain brain regions, primarily the olfactory bulb and the frontal lobe.
