Dogs Have ‘Face Recognition’ Area of the Brain

Aug 20, 2015 | animal research, animals helping animals, animals helping humans, Conditions, Imaging & Diagnostics

Did you know that humans have at least three face-processing regions of the brain, an important trait for any social animal? A new study is showing dogs have a certain spot in their brains for human face recognition. Researchers trained six dogs to enter an MRI and remain motionless while their brains were scanned and […]