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Eötvös Loránd University study finds dogs process speech like humans

canine cognition speech processing consonant bias neuroscience brain activity

Researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary have discovered that dogs process human speech in a manner remarkably similar to humans. According to a study published in the journal Science, dogs possess a ‘consonant bias’, meaning they rely on consonants rather than vowels to segment continuous streams of sound into individual words.

Using electroencephalography (EEG) to monitor brain activity, the team compared 20 humans and 20 companion dogs. The results showed that both species synchronized their brain activity with the rhythm of consonant-based word patterns. This finding suggests that the ability to decode speech structure may not require complex, uniquely human linguistic abilities, but can instead emerge through regular exposure to human speech.

Lead researchers noted that while vowels are acoustically more prominent and louder, consonants provide the essential skeleton of words, making them more effective for identifying word boundaries. The study indicates that the brain’s ability to tune into speech patterns can be shaped by environmental experience, even in species evolutionarily distant from humans.

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Attila Andics · Boglárka Morvai · Eötvös Loránd University · Kinga G. Tóth · Science

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Nem véletlen, hogy figyel a kutya, amikor beszélünk hozzá: az agya ráhangolódhat a beszédre [kanizsamediahaz.hu]
CIENCIA MASCOTAS | Tu cerebro y el de tu perro no son tan distintos: ambos detectan patrones complejos en el lenguaje [www.elperiodicoextremadura.com]
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Se descubren que los perros entienden palabras: su cerebro divide el habla igual que el humano [www.que.es]
Man’s best listener? Dog brains segment speech similar to humans [themercury.com]
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I cani capiscono le parole come noi: il segreto è nelle consonanti [www.ilfattoquotidiano.it]
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