Visual perception of emotion cues in dogs: a critical review of methodologies.

ABSTRACT: Comparative studies of human-dog cognition have grown exponentially since the 2000's, but the focus on how dogs look at us (as well as other dogs) as social partners is a more recent phenomenon despite its importance to human-dog interactions. Here, we briefly summarise the current state of research in visual perception of emotion cues in dogs and why this area is important; we then critically review its most commonly used methods, by discussing conceptual and methodological challenges and associated limitations in depth; finally, we suggest some possible solutions and recommend best practice for future research. Typically, most studies in this field have concentrated on facial emotional cues, with full body information rarely considered. There are many challenges in the way studies are co

SUBMITTER: Correia-Caeiro C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10066124 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature