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Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans
Dog brains segment speech into words in a way previously seen only in humans, a new study from Hungary finds.
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A Hungarian research team found that dogs segment speech into word‑like units, a capability previously documented only in humans. The study, conducted by the Neuroethology of Communication Lab at the ELTE Department of Ethology in Budapest, shows that regular exposure to speech can reshape brain function even in a mammalian species distant from humans. These results suggest that efficient speech processing does not require uniquely human language abilities. The findings were published in the journal Science.
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