Dogs pay more attention to consonants than vowels when we speak

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What happened

Hooking up dogs to non-invasive EEG monitors has helped identify exactly which component of human speech the animals are most attuned to…

Key facts

  • Reported by New Scientist and published Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:00:00 UTC.

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