As the worldwide popularity of animal-assisted interventions (AAIs) increases, the field is
quickly approaching a paradigm shift, adjusting its image to incorporate more evidence …

The study of animal emotion, as with its human equivalent, can be confusing due to the
complicated and inconsistent use of terminology, and the number of interlinked fields and …

Simple Summary Communication takes place between members of the same species, as
well as between heterospecific individuals, such as the long co-habitation process and inter …

Cat social behaviour and cognition has received a growing interest during the last decades.
Recent studies reported that cats efficiently engage in interspecific communication with …

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 …

In the past 20 years, research focusing on interspecific sociocognitive abilities of animals
toward humans has been growing, allowing a better understanding of the interactions …

The study of emotional functioning is of crucial importance for improving the welfare of
domestic animals. The investigation of animal emotions is mainly based on the outcomes of …

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 …

Domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) hold a unique position in human society, particularly in
their role as social companions; as such, it is important to understand their emotional lives …

Brain lateralization is a phenomenon widely reported in the animal kingdom and sensory
laterality has been shown to be an indicator of the appraisal of the stimulus valence by an …