How Dogs Love Us: A Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain
- Downloads：4622
- Type：Epub+TxT+PDF+Mobi
- Create Date：2022-07-24 06:57:49
- Update Date：2025-09-06
- Status：finish
- Author：Gregory Berns
- ISBN：1477800875
- Environment：PC/Android/iPhone/iPad/Kindle
- Download
Summary
A Wall Street Journal bestseller。
The powerful bond between humans and dogs is one that’s uniquely cherished。 Loyal， obedient， and affectionate， they are truly “man’s best friend。” But do dogs love us the way we love them？ Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns had spent decades using MRI imaging technology to study how the human brain works， but a different question still nagged at him: What is my dog thinking？
After his family adopted Callie， a shy， skinny terrier mix， Berns decided that there was only one way to answer that question—use an MRI machine to scan the dog’s brain。 His colleagues dismissed the idea。 Everyone knew that dogs needed to be restrained or sedated for MRI scans。 But if the military could train dogs to operate calmly in some of the most challenging environments， surely there must be a way to train dogs to sit in an MRI scanner。
With this radical conviction， Berns and his dog would embark on a remarkable journey and be the first to glimpse the inner workings of the canine brain。 Painstakingly， the two worked together to overcome the many technical， legal， and behavioral hurdles。 Berns’s research offers surprising results on how dogs empathize with human emotions， how they love us， and why dogs and humans share one of the most remarkable friendships in the animal kingdom。
How Dogs Love Us answers the age-old question of dog lovers everywhere and offers profound new evidence that dogs should be treated as we would treat our best human friends: with love， respect， and appreciation for their social and emotional intelligence。
The powerful bond between humans and dogs is one that’s uniquely cherished。 Loyal， obedient， and affectionate， they are truly “man’s best friend。” But do dogs love us the way we love them？ Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns had spent decades using MRI imaging technology to study how the human brain works， but a different question still nagged at him: What is my dog thinking？
After his family adopted Callie， a shy， skinny terrier mix， Berns decided that there was only one way to answer that question—use an MRI machine to scan the dog’s brain。 His colleagues dismissed the idea。 Everyone knew that dogs needed to be restrained or sedated for MRI scans。 But if the military could train dogs to operate calmly in some of the most challenging environments， surely there must be a way to train dogs to sit in an MRI scanner。
With this radical conviction， Berns and his dog would embark on a remarkable journey and be the first to glimpse the inner workings of the canine brain。 Painstakingly， the two worked together to overcome the many technical， legal， and behavioral hurdles。 Berns’s research offers surprising results on how dogs empathize with human emotions， how they love us， and why dogs and humans share one of the most remarkable friendships in the animal kingdom。
How Dogs Love Us answers the age-old question of dog lovers everywhere and offers profound new evidence that dogs should be treated as we would treat our best human friends: with love， respect， and appreciation for their social and emotional intelligence。
Reviews
Jolanta Jalla
，
Labai patiko。 Buvo labai įdomu paskaityti kaip neuromokslininkai tiria šunis。 Daug sužinojau apie MRT aparato veikimą。 Labai lengvai susiskaitė ir negalėjau padėti knygos kol nebaigiau skaityti
Edgaras Adomaitis
，
Tema labai įdomi， bet parašyta penktokams。
Sandy
，
Very interesting how they came up with the items to train the dogs。 I would have liked to know more of the results。 Parts of the book were quite technical but overall a pretty easy read for the layman
Jodell
，
Who we are with dogs is who we are as people。 Every cruelty， embrace， neglect， indulgence， shows us the measure of ourselves when no one is watching。
Keli
，
This was a really cool study on dogs。 I was amazed and enjoyed reading it。
Brian
，
The title was an interesting hook， but I didn't finish it because of language that I couldn't recommend for students。 The title was an interesting hook， but I didn't finish it because of language that I couldn't recommend for students。 。。。more
Rebecca Minter
，
First; I would prefer to give this book 3。25 or 3。4 stars versus 3 but that is not an option for the site。 The general preface of this book is relatively simple; a neuroscientist who works primarily with MRI driven research for the human brain decides to conduct a series of experiments designed to answer the question of do dogs form personal/loving attachments with their human counterparts out of a desire to connect with them and a dog version of compassion or do dogs simply see their respective First; I would prefer to give this book 3。25 or 3。4 stars versus 3 but that is not an option for the site。 The general preface of this book is relatively simple; a neuroscientist who works primarily with MRI driven research for the human brain decides to conduct a series of experiments designed to answer the question of do dogs form personal/loving attachments with their human counterparts out of a desire to connect with them and a dog version of compassion or do dogs simply see their respective humans as treat dispensers？ I can't say that I feel like the author truly answered his own hypothesis but I will put into the universe that I found the entire prospect of even attempting to answer the question on a scientific basis interesting enough to read the book。 For a neuroscientist then I felt like special attention was paid to writing this book in laymen terms。 Being 100% honest， I felt like there were times when it was dumbed down a little too much and I would have enjoyed getting some more of the analytical pieces。 My favorite part of the book was probably the detailed account of training the dogs to go into the MRI scanner and reviewing of the MRI images where the author translated what photographs of slices of dog brain obtained by MRI compared to human brain mapping。 Considering how loud an MRI scanner is and also enclosed then just getting the dogs into the scanner is pretty triumphant。 This book will go over best with those that are truly interested/vested in their pups with a desire to understand them and who also have an interest in nerding out with some data。 。。。more
Daiva Vanagė
，
Įdomūs tyrimai。 Aprašyta suprantamai ir lengvai。 Meilė šuniui suteikia daug motyvacijos atlikti sudėtingus mokslinius tyrimus。 Skaitant knygą， beveik nuolat viena ranka liečiau savo draugę - šunytę Kelę， kurios vardas sutampa su herojės vardu :）
Ari
，
A fascinating book about canine cognition。 I listened to the audio book， and was not crazy about the narrator's voice--purely subjective--which is why I give it 4 stars。 Some of this is very clinical as the types of conditioning and brain functions are explained， so be prepared to learn some science while you read/listen。 I can't wait to see how the project is expanded with additional questions。 A fascinating book about canine cognition。 I listened to the audio book， and was not crazy about the narrator's voice--purely subjective--which is why I give it 4 stars。 Some of this is very clinical as the types of conditioning and brain functions are explained， so be prepared to learn some science while you read/listen。 I can't wait to see how the project is expanded with additional questions。 。。。more
jolita jolita
，
Tikėjausi daugiau iš šios knygos ， tikėjausi sužinoti ， ką galvoja šunys :） tačiau šioje knygoje buvo daugiau aprašytas pats kelias iki tyrimo ir procesas :）
Kim
，
🥰Loved every page！ Especially loved the photos included。 This book never wavered from holding my interest。 I found it to be well written and truly enjoyable。 Highly recommend。
Lioli Kas
，
This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tai labai jaudinanti ir įtampą beveik iki pat pabaigos išlaikiusi nuosekliai papasakota istorija apie tai， kaip nekalta idėja virto rimtu moksliniu eksperimentu， kuris dar ir rezultatus davė。 Jam įgyvendinti reikėjo tikrai kūrybingo mąstymo， nes siekta padaryti tai ko dar niekas niekada nedarė ir dauguma sutiktųjų tai laikė neįgyvendinamu uždaviniu。 Tai yra puikus pavyzdys， kaip verta nepasiduoti nepabandžius， nekreipti dėmesio į skeptikus ir siekti to kuo tiki 。。。 ir dar， kad humaniškas elgesys Tai labai jaudinanti ir įtampą beveik iki pat pabaigos išlaikiusi nuosekliai papasakota istorija apie tai， kaip nekalta idėja virto rimtu moksliniu eksperimentu， kuris dar ir rezultatus davė。 Jam įgyvendinti reikėjo tikrai kūrybingo mąstymo， nes siekta padaryti tai ko dar niekas niekada nedarė ir dauguma sutiktųjų tai laikė neįgyvendinamu uždaviniu。 Tai yra puikus pavyzdys， kaip verta nepasiduoti nepabandžius， nekreipti dėmesio į skeptikus ir siekti to kuo tiki 。。。 ir dar， kad humaniškas elgesys nėra paskutinėje vietoje。Istorija papasakota mokslininko， tad tai puikus būdas pažinti kaip šie žmonės mąsto， kokias kliūtis turi įveikti， kokias teorijas pagrįsti， t。y。 ką reiškia būti mokslininku。 Taip pat tai neįtikėtina istorija kur svarbios sekundės tikrąja to žodžio prasme。Išplėčiau žinias apie žmonių ir šunų smegenų veiklą， dabar geriau suprantu kokie veiksmai skatina empatiją。 Džiaugiuosi， kad mokslas jau sugeba įrodyti， jog šunys nėra tik skanukų ar bausmių laukiantys robotukai， o atranda vis daugiau objektyvių įrodymų juos turint socialinį ir emocinį intelektą， tad tikėtina， jog su laiku ir plačiajai visuomenei vis mažiau atrodysime pakvaišę šiuos padarėlius laikydami ne tik augintiniais ar nuosavybe， bet ir šeimos nariais， kurie šiuos gebėjimus pritaiko bandydami suprasti ką mes mąstome bei jaučiame， kurie stebi mus ir kitų rūšių atstovus ir mokosi bei prisitaiko。 Galų gale， kaip autorius pastebėjo， ant mūsų kelių šuo užlipa savo pasirinkimu ne todėl， kad alkanas ar kad šilumos stigtų， o todėl， kad tiesiog šalia mieliau。 Knygoje teigiama， kad net beždžionės su kitų rūšių atstovais užmezga ryšius tik jeigu to yra nuo mažens apmokomos， tad ši atrodytų savaime suprantama šunų savybė tapo man dar brangesnė。Ir pabaigai autoriaus žodžiai:"Mylėti ir būti mylimam reiškia jausti， ką jaučia kitas， ir atsakyti į tuos jausmus。"Linkiu kiekvienam tai pajausti， nesvarbu ar tai būtų žmogus ar kitos rūšies atstovas。 。。。more
Anthea
，
This is not really a book about how dogs love， it's about how Gregory Berns set up his dog MRI experiments and how he got his daughter to do her homework。 This is not really a book about how dogs love， it's about how Gregory Berns set up his dog MRI experiments and how he got his daughter to do her homework。 。。。more
Jenn Oramous
，
AwesomeRead this book in one afternoon！ I am an animal person。。。dog， cat， bird or reptile， I've had them but dogs are special and this book just makes my science mind happy that there are people studying the unique connection we have with dogs。 AwesomeRead this book in one afternoon！ I am an animal person。。。dog， cat， bird or reptile， I've had them but dogs are special and this book just makes my science mind happy that there are people studying the unique connection we have with dogs。 。。。more
Hanna
，
🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 for a scientist un-ironically using the term "lady parts。" If you can learn all of the technical terms for neurological structures， you are grown enough to say vulva。This book had a few interesting conclusions， but a lot of personal and background information that was tough to slog through。 🙄🙄🙄🙄🙄 for a scientist un-ironically using the term "lady parts。" If you can learn all of the technical terms for neurological structures， you are grown enough to say vulva。This book had a few interesting conclusions， but a lot of personal and background information that was tough to slog through。 。。。more
Arghenta
，
I cani sono il filo conduttore una famiglia americana， quando però il capofamiglia è un ricercatore di neuroscienze prende il via uno studio sulla mente e sui pensieri dei cani。 Per quanto non si addentro molto nei risultati scientifici seppur presenti， ci fa riflettere sullo spessore dei nostri amici， sullanloro consapevolezza e la nostra cecità nei confronti del loro modo di comunicare。
Anna
，
Interesting book。。。 it wasn't what I thought it was going to be。 Most of the book covered how he trained his dog to even be used for study。 While groundbreaking， I was hoping for more on the findings and their implications。 The end covered it a little bit， but I don't feel like I learned anything terribly new。 I already know how my dog feels about her pack， and this book backed it up with a bit of science。 I guess I was hoping for more explanation on the why behind the how。 The how makes sense。。 Interesting book。。。 it wasn't what I thought it was going to be。 Most of the book covered how he trained his dog to even be used for study。 While groundbreaking， I was hoping for more on the findings and their implications。 The end covered it a little bit， but I don't feel like I learned anything terribly new。 I already know how my dog feels about her pack， and this book backed it up with a bit of science。 I guess I was hoping for more explanation on the why behind the how。 The how makes sense。。。 but why does my dog love me？ I suppose that should be in a different book titled "Why Dogs Love Us"。 。。。more
linda murray
，
Does my dog know I love him？Does my dog love me？ This book answers both questions！Sometimes I got bogged down by scientific words and explanations but it answered many things I had wondered about， for instance sometimes I swore my dogs knew what I was thinking， and it turns out he might be more in tune with me than I am with him！ Sometimes I sit and look him straight in his eyes and tell him I love him， and he stares at me， like he's listening to me， while watching my eyes very intently， and the Does my dog know I love him？Does my dog love me？ This book answers both questions！Sometimes I got bogged down by scientific words and explanations but it answered many things I had wondered about， for instance sometimes I swore my dogs knew what I was thinking， and it turns out he might be more in tune with me than I am with him！ Sometimes I sit and look him straight in his eyes and tell him I love him， and he stares at me， like he's listening to me， while watching my eyes very intently， and then after staring at my eyes， he'll lean over and lick my hand or my face！ I think he's telling me he loves me too！ So glad I read this book！ 。。。more
Jerilyn
，
This is not really a review but more of a commentary。 I just couldn’t get into this book - it seemed boring。 Maybe it’s because I recently lost my dog or maybe it’s because the book wasn’t at all what I thought。 Either way， I’m moving on from it。 I agree with another review in that I would rather read the scientific paper。
Sandra Flowers
，
The depictions of the dogs and their behaviors and interactions with the author and his family are heartwarming。 I was disappointed in not finding an answer to the question of how dogs love us。 A different title might be more appropriate。 Maybe just the subtitle alone。
Gabrielė Meškauskienė
，
Patiks asmenims， kurie domisi neurologiniais tyrimais。 Knyga sausoka， lengvai galima būtų sutrumpinti į kelių puslapių straipsnį。 Vietomis priverčia susimąstyti ir ilgam išlieka mintyse。
E
，
:'] :'] 。。。more
Lisa
，
Could not get into this。 Perhaps it was the narrator。 Maybe I can try reading it， as opposed to listening to the audio version; it was boring。 I ADORE dogs but couldn't find anything in this to keep me engaged。 Could not get into this。 Perhaps it was the narrator。 Maybe I can try reading it， as opposed to listening to the audio version; it was boring。 I ADORE dogs but couldn't find anything in this to keep me engaged。 。。。more
Millie Lugo-Ferdinand
，
It gets repetitive and somewhat boring
Jane Anne
，
Good book， easy to read，if you are interested in what may be going on behind those canine eyes。
Caity
，
Such a great uplifting and happy read。
Maria Carolina
，
Love it！ It's a very interesting book， very well written。 Berns explains thoroughly what his research is about: scanning the brains of fully conscious dogs to map how answers in specific areas of the dogs’ brains are triggered by actions of the owners。 My only complaint is because there are too few explanations of the dog's brain structure and functioning based on the scan results。 It's a book I warmly suggest to everyone who has a dog and who is interested in neuroscience。 Love it！ It's a very interesting book， very well written。 Berns explains thoroughly what his research is about: scanning the brains of fully conscious dogs to map how answers in specific areas of the dogs’ brains are triggered by actions of the owners。 My only complaint is because there are too few explanations of the dog's brain structure and functioning based on the scan results。 It's a book I warmly suggest to everyone who has a dog and who is interested in neuroscience。 。。。more
Catherine E。
，
I loved this book but as a Doctor I enjoy research and reading studies。 It is very scientific but is a great argument for the sentience of animals。
Melissa Loucks
，
This book was free on Kindle so I thought I'd give it a try and boy im glad I did。 Any dog lover needs to read this book。 This book was free on Kindle so I thought I'd give it a try and boy im glad I did。 Any dog lover needs to read this book。 。。。more
don fielding
，