New research suggests modern dog breeds show cortical expansion tied to trainability, but that does not mean every pet is ...

Dogs sit beside us every day, and that closeness feels familiar. Over time, that familiarity can hide quiet changes happening under the surface. One of those changes appears inside the skull, where ...

Most dog owners believe that their pets have a strong affection for them, perhaps something that we could describe as love. Some scientists believe that we have systematically bred dogs so that they ...

It has long been known that dogs have less between their ears than wolves, but now research has suggested their brains started to get smaller at least 5,000 years ago. Experts say the results offer ...

Dogs have long been known to have smaller brains than the wolves they descended from. But when they started to shrink has been a matter of some debate. New research published in the journal Royal ...

As dogs get older, changes in the brain start to affect how they think, remember, and respond to the world around them. This condition, known as canine cognitive decline or Cognitive Dysfunction ...