The challenge of studying human cognitive evolution is identifying unique features of our
intelligence while explaining the processes by which they arose. Comparisons with …

The traditional and relatively narrow-focused research on ape–human comparisons has
recently been significantly extended by investigations of different clades of animals …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Page 3 Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to
support the dissemination of usable knowledge and educate a global community. SAGE …

In recent years evidence has accumulated demonstrating that dogs are, to a degree, skilful
in using human forms of communication, making them stand out in the animal kingdom …

Most mammalian species produce facial expressions. Historically, animal facial expressions
have been considered inflexible and involuntary displays of emotional states rather than …

Driven by both applied and theoretical goals, scientific interest in canine cognition has
experienced a rapid surge in popularity, especially over the last 15 years. Here we provide …

Background: Animal-assisted intervention (AAIs) represent an adequate expression of
integrated medicine, according to the One Health approach. We argue that AAIs are …

Animal domestication leads to diverse behavioral, physiological, and neurocognitive
changes in domesticated species compared to their wild relatives. However, the widely held …

Cats'(Felis catus) communicative behaviour towards humans was explored using a social
referencing paradigm in the presence of a potentially frightening object. One group of cats …

Prior studies have documented the domestic dog's (Canis lupus familiaris) sensitivity to
human attentional state, including a tendency to preferentially beg for food from attentive …