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| Title |
Functional MRI in Awake Unrestrained Dogs
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, May 2012
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0038027 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gregory S. Berns, Andrew M. Brooks, Mark Spivak |
| Abstract |
Because of dogs' prolonged evolution with humans, many of the canine cognitive skills are thought to represent a selection of traits that make dogs particularly sensitive to human cues. But how does the dog mind actually work? To develop a methodology to answer this question, we trained two dogs to remain motionless for the duration required to collect quality fMRI images by using positive reinforcement without sedation or physical restraints. The task was designed to determine which brain circuits differentially respond to human hand signals denoting the presence or absence of a food reward. Head motion within trials was less than 1 mm. Consistent with prior reinforcement learning literature, we observed caudate activation in both dogs in response to the hand signal denoting reward versus no-reward. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 71 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 15 | 21% |
| United Kingdom | 7 | 10% |
| Australia | 5 | 7% |
| Canada | 3 | 4% |
| Japan | 3 | 4% |
| Italy | 2 | 3% |
| Germany | 2 | 3% |
| Egypt | 1 | 1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1% |
| Other | 2 | 3% |
| Unknown | 30 | 42% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 53 | 75% |
| Scientists | 9 | 13% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 5 | 7% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 4 | 6% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 319 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Hungary | 5 | 2% |
| United States | 5 | 2% |
| Austria | 4 | 1% |
| Germany | 2 | <1% |
| Brazil | 2 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 2 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Japan | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 295 | 92% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 53 | 17% |
| Researcher | 53 | 17% |
| Student > Master | 46 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 46 | 14% |
| Other | 28 | 9% |
| Other | 55 | 17% |
| Unknown | 38 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 86 | 27% |
| Psychology | 53 | 17% |
| Veterinary Science and Veterinary Medicine | 35 | 11% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 23 | 7% |
| Neuroscience | 22 | 7% |
| Other | 45 | 14% |
| Unknown | 55 | 17% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 503. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 10 April 2024.
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#51,869
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#864
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#170
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#9
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