What It''s Like to Be a Dog - And Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience

What does your dog really think about you?

To find out, Gregory Berns became the first neuroscientist to persuade dogs to lie in an MRI machine wide awake. Now we know more about our best friends than ever before - how varying capacities for self-control and different value systems set them apart as individuals, and how deeply they understand the words we speak to them. Berns' discoveries have profound implications for how we communicate with and treat these beloved animals.

But he didn't stop there. Berns also delves into the inner lives of sea lions, bats, dolphins, and even the extinct Tasmanian tiger. His revolutionary explorations are essential reading for animal lovers of all stripes.

About the author

Gregory Berns is a distinguished professor of neuroeconomics at Emory University, where he directs the Center for Neuropolicy and Facility for Education and Research in Neuroscience. He is the author of several books, including the New York Times bestseller How Dogs Love Us. He lives in Atlanta.

Summary

Does your dog really love you? Neuroscientist Gregory Berns used an MRI machine to find out

Report

'A fascinating overview of a fledgling field, which could lead to seismic shifts in the ways animals are treated.'
Mail on Sunday

Product details

• Authors: Gregory Berns, Berns Gregory
• Publisher: Oneworld
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2018
• EAN: 9781786073617
• ISBN: 978-1-78607-361-7
• No. of pages: 320
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Natural sciences (general); SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / General, popular science, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Zoology / Mammals, PETS / General, SCIENCE / General, PETS / Dogs / General, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Neuroscience, SCIENCE / Life Sciences / Biology, MEDICAL / Veterinary Medicine / Small Animal, SCIENCE / Cognitive Science, Animal behaviour, Zoology and animal sciences