Dogs seem to understand that words represent specific objects, recordings of their brain activity suggest. Although some dogs can fetch a wide range of different objects on command, few do well on ...

Our canine companions may not engage in human conversation, but their ability to understand and respond to certain words is truly remarkable. Through consistent association and positive reinforcement, ...

(CNN) — Dogs can understand that certain words refer to specific objects, according to a recent study, suggesting that they may understand words in a similar way to humans. It offers the first ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — Dogs can understand ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. Dog owners will tell you that their beloved pets understand them, from the cute perking up of ears with an adorable head tilt to an ...

A longitudinal study suggests the developmental window for complex language comprehension closes much earlier in autistic ...

In the first experiment, the children had to understand whether or not the speaker was asking a question, and it was observed that comprehension was easier with just prosody (the speech patterns). In ...