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BY GREGORY BERNS, M.D., Ph.D.
ILLUSTRATION BY ALEC KALTHOFF
ur author, the Distinguished Professor of Neuroeconomics at Emory University and co-founder of Dog Star Technologies—a company using neuroscience to enhance the dog-human partnership—has put more than 100 dogs through a brain scanner. His article addresses a dog’s perception of the world, social cognition findings, canine mental health, and more.
10 DANA FOUNDATION CEREBRUM | SPRING 2020
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