Of all the species that inhabit the world, probably the dog (Canis lupus familiaris) is the only man that has reached a level of almost perfect coexistence an evolving partnership that, in certain circumstances, has ensured the survival of both another. Through a process of domestication estimated at more than 30,000 years, dogs and humans have had plenty of time to accompany and understood, creating a remarkable bond of mutual understanding, according to some studies, may even telepathy . In any case, it is undeniable that between the language of dogs and man there is a common area, almost empathic, which allows, for example, as obedience behaviors but mutual concern, a kind of sense of otherness that the dog was developed as elemental preservation instinct. However, in reverse, in humans reading emotions on the faces of the dogs, it is also quite admirable cognitive ability but also, in some cases, controversial. In fact: when someone says that your dog understands, usually only has empirical evidence to prove the fact, that information contained in the daily treatment and, in the case of this relationship is expressed in looks and gestures not always be described in plain words. Now, however, a study of Florida Walden University, has shown that the human being itself is capable of recognizing emotions in the face of dogs, identifying them with a high degree of precision, which shows that our empathic ability also applied to other species. In research, Tina Bloom and Harris Friedman took pictures to a Belgian Shepherd five years of age and bad name, which was trained as watch dogs. The images corresponding to different reactions by the animal, which was subjected to two separate stimuli to evoke different facial expressions. Thus, for example, praised the scientists to provoke a reaction and suppressed happiness to make you feel sad (or so that human reality as define as happiness and sadness), and other emotional responses such as anger and fear. Next, Bloom and his colleague showed the pictures to a number of volunteers, asking them pointed towards the emotion detected in the face of Evil According to the results, the state of happiness was more easily identified, with 88% correct; followed fear and sadness, with 45% and 37%, respectively, and end the displeasure, with 13%. Interestingly, the study also showed that people who do not own dogs were more accurate when identifying the emotions, which, as is clear in the PopSci site, could be an expression of self-deception in which sometimes incur dog owners who prefer ignore or dismiss the anger or disgust of their pets, but also may be that the ability to recognize emotions is innate and not learned. Anyway, this experiment demonstrates with remarkable clarity how dogs and humans are more united than many other species on the planet. This despite the statement by the Austrian philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein: If a lion could talk, we could not understand [...]. Imagine a language is to imagine a form of life. Its what we do and who we are what gives meaning to our words.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Nov 2013 22:27:12 +0000
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