Study Finds Dogs Process Human Speech with Consonant-Based Word Patterns
A study by researchers at Eötvös Loránd University in Hungary found that dogs can segment continuous human speech into words similarly to humans, showing a preference for consonant-based word patterns. Using EEG, the study observed that both dog and human brains synchronized more strongly with speech streams structured around consonants than vowels or random patterns. This suggests that consonant bias in speech processing may arise from exposure rather than unique human language abilities, marking the first evidence of this phenomenon in a non-human species.
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thetribune broke this story on 27 Sept, 04:04 pm. Other outlets followed.
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