Dogs can tell when humans are happy, sad or angry, study shows

Brain regions linked to higher cognitive functions and reward processing were activated only by images of happy strangers

A peek inside dogs’ brains revealed man’s best friend can distinguish emotions in people’s faces, researchers at the University of Vienna have found, providing what they said was the first ever evidence of such an ability.

BERLIN, Aug 11 : A peek inside dogs' brains revealed man's best friend can distinguish emotions in people's faces, researchers at the University of Vienna have found, providing what they said was the first ever evidence of such an ability. In the study, researchers used machine learning to analyse brain scans of 12 dog

Lemon Photos/Getty Images What causes a dog to slink away from a cranky person, when they will quietly approach and lean against someone who is weeping? We’ve all seen it – they can respond to our feelings. And science agrees dogs have emotions too. These social skills could underpin dogs’ success in living with us. Bu

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.

Researchers analysed activity in regions of brain when dogs were shown images of different facial expressions While dogs are known to turn the puppy eyes on their owners, it seems our pets are keeping a close eye on us too: research has revealed dog brains can distinguish different types of unhappy human faces. Dr Laur