Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans

A study from ELTE in Budapest found that dog brains segment speech into words in a way previously seen only in humans. The result suggests regular exposure to speech can reshape brain function even in a species evolutionarily distant from humans. The work is published in Science.

• Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech like humans do
• First such result found outside the human species
• Regular speech exposure reshapes brain function in mammals
• The study is published in the journal Science