Tuesday Training Tips with Tuff Tuesday Oct 13, 2020 Canine Cognition
Tuesday Training Tips with Tuff Tuesday Oct 13, 2020 Canine Cognition Dogs have occupied a central place in modern comparative cognition, partly because of their specific past and present relationship with humans. Over the years, we have gained insights about the functioning of the dog’s mind, which has helped us to understand how dogs’ problem-solving abilities differ from those present in related species such as the wolf. Novel methodologies are also emerging that allow for the study of neural and genetic mechanisms that control mental functions. Watch the Live Recording here Cognitive studies focus on how perception, learning, memory, and decision-making support problem-solving behavior ( Miklósi & Szabó, 2012 ). Although it is difficult to account for dogs’ cognitive traits in terms of fitness as estimated by modern behavior ecology, there is a general consensus that social-cognitive skills in particular clearly contribute to dogs’ survival in an anthropogenic environment.
