New Research Suggests , Dogs Can Distinguish , Foreign Languages.<br />NBC reports that researchers in Hungary have found <br />that dogs can recognize when someone is speaking <br />their owner's native language or a foreign one. .<br />According to brain scans from 18 dogs, different areas <br />of the dogs' brains would light up depending on whether <br />the dog heard a familiar or foreign language. .<br />Dogs are really good in <br />the human environment. <br />We found that they know more than <br />I expected about human language, Laura Cuaya, a postdoctoral researcher <br />at the Neuroethology of Communication Lab <br />at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, via NBC.<br />Certainly, this ability to be constant social <br />learners gives them an advantage as a species: <br />it gives them a better understanding <br />of their environment, Laura Cuaya, a postdoctoral researcher <br />at the Neuroethology of Communication Lab <br />at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, via NBC.<br />According to NBC, Cuaya said that dogs <br />seem to recognize their owner's native <br />language without "explicit training." .<br />I think this reflects how much dogs are <br />tuned to humans. As many owners already <br />know, dogs are social beings interested <br />in what is happening in their social world, Laura Cuaya, a postdoctoral researcher <br />at the Neuroethology of Communication Lab <br />at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, via NBC.<br />The study reportedly included six border collies, two Australian shepherds, a labradoodle, a cocker spaniel and three mixed breed dogs. .<br />The study reportedly included six border collies, two Australian shepherds, a labradoodle, a cocker spaniel and three mixed breed dogs. .<br />16 of the dogs' native language was Hungarian, <br />while the other two were familiar with Spanish. .<br />The dogs were read excerpts from Chapter 21 of 'The Little Prince' while in an MRI scanner. .<br />The report was published in NeuroImage.
