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Berns, Gregory
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Cognition in animals.
Dogs -- Nervous system.
Psychology, Comparative.
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Berns, Gregory
Cognition in animals.
Dogs -- Nervous system.
Psychology, Comparative.
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What
it'
s
like
to be a
dog
: and
other
adventures
in
animal
neuroscience
/ Gregory Berns.
by
Berns, Gregory
Basic Books, c2017.
Call #:
591.513 B531w
Subjects
Cognition in animals.
Dogs -- Nervous system.
Psychology, Comparative.
ISBN:
9780465096244 (hc)
Alternate title:
What
it is
like
to be a
dog
Description:
vii, 301 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-282) and index.
Summary:
"
What
is it
like
to be a
dog
? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his team began with a radical step: they taught dogs to go into an MRI scanner-completely awake. They discovered
what
makes dogs individuals with varying capacities for self-control, different value systems, and a complex understanding of human speech. And dogs were just the beginning. In
What
It'
s
Like
to Be a
Dog
, Berns explores the fascinating inner lives of wild animals from dolphins and sea lions to the extinct Tasmanian tiger. Much as Silent Spring transformed how we thought about the environment, so
What
It'
s
Like
to Be a
Dog
will fundamentally reshape how we think about-and treat-animals. Groundbreaking and deeply humane, it is essential reading for
animal
lovers of all stripes"--From publisher.
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