Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans

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Dog brains segment speech into words in a way previously seen only in humans, a new study from Hungary finds.

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  • Reported by Phys.org and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:25 UTC.

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  1. Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak

  2. Dog brains track consonant patterns in speech, a first outside humans

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