Dogs' Brains Are Specifically Tuned to Understand Dog-Directed Speech
Have you ever felt like your dog really understands you? It turns out, they may be better at understanding us than we previously thought! A recent study from the University of Sussex showed that dog brains are tuned to respond to human speech, particularly when it is directed at them. This could explain why your pup seems to be listening intently when you talk to them. The researchers used MRI scans to monitor the responses of dogs’ brains to different types of speech. They found that when humans spoke to them in a high-pitched, “dog-directed” voice, the dogs’ brains responded more strongly than when they heard human speech in a normal tone. This suggests that dogs are able to recognize and respond to speech that is directed at them, and that they are truly paying attention to us when we speak.
source: Phys.org