A viral, online phenomenon claims to have further opened the door to human-canine communication. Buttons allow dogs to seemingly talk with their humans, but are all these button enthusiasts barking up ...

・Selective breeding appears to have broadly reshaped the brain networks dogs use to process human voices, words and other communication. ・Intensive service-dog training produced more focused changes ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Dog brain communication networks differ with selective breeding and training, revealing how dogs became so responsive to people.

Dogs have spent tens of thousands of years living and working beside people, but that partnership has not shaped every canine brain in the same way. Breeding and training appear to leave distinct ...