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1、科技报道9研究表明狗能像人类一样理解情绪Study:DogsUnderstandEmotions1.ikeHumansp1.aystopmutemaxvo1.ume00:00-04:00repeatByVOA2014/3/305IVOAFromVOA1.earningEng1.ish,thisistheTechno1.ogyReport.ResearchersinHungaryhavenowconfirmedwhatmanydogownersa1.readyknew.Dogsorcaninescanunderstandourfee1.ings.ScientistsusingaMagneticR
2、esonanceSCanner1.orMRI,to1.earnaboutdogemotions.Theresearchshowedthattheyarequitesimi1.artotheemotionsofhumans.AnMRIusesmagneticfie1.dstoproduceinnagesoftheinsideofthebody.MRIsarepain1.ess,anddonotrequirethepatienttobecutopen.However,thepatientmustremainsti1.1.,andthepatientmustbeawaketorecordbraina
3、ctivity.Hungarianresearcherstrainede1.evendogstositsti1.1.inanMRI,a1.1.owingthemtounderstandhowdogsreacttohumansoundsandemotions.Inthepast,dogshavenotbeinggoodMRIpatients.Theyarenotusua1.1.yca1.mina1.aboratory.ButresearchersatE1.TEUniversityinHungarypettedthedogsandgavethemfoodtreats.Asaresu1.t,thes
4、cientistswereab1.etocaptureimagesofthedogsbrains.ResearcherAtti1.aAndicssaysthestudywi1.1.he1.pexp1.ainthere1.ationshipsbetweendogsandhumans.Wehaveknownfora1.ongtimethatdogsandhumanssharesimi1.arsocia1.environment,butnowourresu1.tsshowthatdogsandhumansa1.sohavesimi1.arbrainmechanismstoprocesssocia1.
5、information,saidAndies.Researcherstrained11dogstostaycomp1.ete1.ysti1.1.whi1.eimagesweretakenoftheirbrains.Theresearcherstestedthedogsreactionstoabout200emotiona1.sounds,inc1.udingcrying,p1.ayfu1.barkingand1.aughing.Thentheycomparedthedogreactionswithreactionsfromhumansinthestudy.Theresearchersdisco
6、veredthatthereactionsweresimi1.ar.Thedogbrainisa1.sobeingstudiedatDukeUniversity,inNorthCaro1.ina.EvanMac1.eanistheCo-Directoroftheschoo1.sCanineCognitionCenter.Hefee1.stheHungarianresu1.tsareanimportantstepforward.We,veknownfora1.ongtimethatdogshavea1.otofbehaviora1.simi1.aritiescomparedtohumans.Bu
7、twedontknowanythingorvery1.itt1.eat1.eastaboutwhethersomeofthesebehaviorsarerepresentedsimi1.ar1.yinsidethebrainofthedog,sothisresearchisprovidingafirstg1.impsestowhetherthesebehaviora1.simi1.aritiesareunder1.inedbysimi1.arneura1.processes,saidMac1.ean.Thisfindingsarenotjustimportanttodogsandthepeop
8、1.ewho1.ovethem.MrAndicssaysthatthestudyestab1.ishesanewtypeofcomparativebrainscience,itexpandsthepossibi1.itiesforresearch.Hesaysitwasnotpossib1.etomeasurethebrainactivitiesofanon-prirrateandaprimateinasing1.eexperimentunti1.now.AndtheHungarianscientistssaythestudyhasamessageforordinarydogownerstoo,treatyourdogsasafriend,andnotjustananima1.Now,thereisscientificproofthattheydoinfactunderstandwhatyouarefee1.ing.AndthatstheTechno1.ogyReportfromVOA1.earningEng1.ish.mJonathanEvans.