Dogs can tell when humans are happy or upset, study finds

A dog watching its owner smile may be doing much more than simply looking at a familiar face. Inside its brain, that smile appears to trigger a distinct response, one that researchers can tell apart from the reactions produced by anger, fear or sadness.   Scientists have long known that dogs are unusually good at […] T

Happy, angry or scared? Dogs can tell by your expression alone  The Times

fMRI scans show happiness, fear, anger, and sadness have distinct brain activity patterns in doggy brains.

The scientific community has been on a Neanderthal hot streak lately, each new find broadening our idea of who our ancient ancestors really were. Turns out, they were a lot smarter, a lot friendlier, a lot more family-focused than we once thought. This time, researchers used mouse genes to help discover that some peopl