Emotion recognition represents the ability to encode an ensemble of sensory stimuli
providing information about the emotional state of another individual. This ability is not …

Simple Summary Equine assisted interventions (EAIs) represent an emerging field of animal
assisted interventions (AAIs), employing horses in a wide variety of activities with humans …

Recognition of other's emotions influences the way social animals interact and adapt to the
environment. The neuropeptide oxytocin (OXT) has been implicated in different aspects of …

Facial expressions are considered sensitive indicators of emotional states in humans and
many animals. Identifying facial indicators of emotion is a major challenge and little …

Simple Summary The ability to perceive other individuals' emotions plays a central role for
animals living in social groups. Cats entertain social relationships with individuals of the …

For humans, facial expressions are important social signals, and how we perceive specific
individuals may be influenced by subtle emotional cues that they have given us in past …

Simple Summary In several species, facial expressions have been associated with positive
and negative emotions to communicate their mental state. In dogs, the interpretation of these …

Simple Summary Recently, an increasing number of studies have investigated the
expression and perception of emotions by non-human animals. In particular, it is of interest …

Humans have domesticated many kinds of animals in their history. Dogs and horses have
particularly close relationships with humans as cooperative partners. However, fewer …

Animals can indirectly gather meaningful information about other individuals by
eavesdropping on their third-party interactions. In particular, eavesdropping can be used to …