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Author Website

https://psychology.yale.edu/people/laurie-santos

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Peter Cook, Ashley Prichard, Mark Spivak, and Gregory S. Berns, Jealousy in dogs? Evidence from brain imaging

Abstract

In their target article, Cook et al. provide exciting new insights into dogs’ neural responses when they watch their caregivers giving food to a fake dog or placing it into a bucket. The use of fMRI in awake and unrestrained dogs is tremendously valuable for understanding canine emotionality. We worry, however, that it is too soon to conclude that the reported pattern of amygdala activation corresponds to a specific emotion. Further testing will be essential to determine whether this amygdala activation is indeed an expression of jealousy.

Author Biography

Zachary A. Silver is a first-year graduate student at Yale University where he investigates components of social decision making and social learning in nonhuman animals. Prior to beginning his work at Yale, Zachary graduated from Illinois Wesleyan University with a B.A in Psychology and Music.

Laurie R. Santos is director of the Comparative Cognition Laboratory and the Canine Cognition Center at Yale. She received her A.B. in Psychology and Biology from Harvard University in 1997 and her Ph.D. in Psychology from Harvard in 2003. She is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology. Website

DOI

10.51291/2377-7478.1346