Dogs process faces in specialized brain area, study reveals

[Dexter]

http://esciencecommons.blogspot.com/2015/08/dogs-process-faces-in-specialized-brain.html

Dogs have a specialized region in their brains for processing faces, a new study finds. PeerJ published the research, which provides the first evidence for a face-selective region in the temporal cortex of dogs.

[truth_seeker]

This or another recent finding about dogs, and human faces was that dogs scanned human faces in a manner different from how they looked at dogs.

The implication of that finding had to do with the unique relationship that dogs have with humans. I do believe it.

[EdinVA]

Wonder how much this little adventure cost the taxpayers....

[EC]

Matters not - I'm invoking Pope on this study. 

The greatest mystery in the universe is how our brains work (when they do). Anything that even tangentially inches us towards a better understanding of that is worth funding.

[EdinVA]

Matters not - I'm invoking Pope on this study. 

The greatest mystery in the universe is how our brains work (when they do). Anything that even tangentially inches us towards a better understanding of that is worth funding.

Pope EC.... I like it... :)

[truth_seeker]

Matters not - I'm invoking Pope on this study. 

The greatest mystery in the universe is how our brains work (when they do). Anything that even tangentially inches us towards a better understanding of that is worth funding.

The good that could come from the knowledge is probably worthwhile.

For example if they learned how to turn off violent actions, in individuals deemed as problems. Of course that raises questions about the authority to do so; held by whom, under what conditions?

Maybe we could spray a mist over all muslim lands, to administer the chemical which is discovered.

[EC]

Stephen King, "The End of the Whole Mess." It's in the collection Nightmares and Dreamscapes 

It does lead one in interesting directions though:

We know aberrant behavior when we see it, even taking into account cultural indoctrination. How far is it permissible to modify people's behavior to fit the herd? Even (or especially) if the modification would be to their benefit also.

[Oceander]

The good that could come from the knowledge is probably worthwhile.

For example if they learned how to turn off violent actions, in individuals deemed as problems. Of course that raises questions about the authority to do so; held by whom, under what conditions?

Maybe we could spray a mist over all muslim lands, to administer the chemical which is discovered.

A little "Minority Report", perhaps?

[truth_seeker]

A little "Minority Report", perhaps?

I must make a point to see that film, because it has been cited several times lately.

[EC]

Read the story instead. It makes way more sense.