Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Sanni Somppi, Heini Tornqvist, Aija Koskela, Antti Vehkaoja, Katriina Tiira, Heli Vaataja, Veikko Surakka, Outi Vainio, Miiamaaria Kujala
Summary: The relationship between owner and dog has an impact on the emotional reactions and stress coping of the dog. Both negative and positive situations can provoke emotional arousal in dogs. The dog-owner relationship influences the dog's emotional reactions, with emotional closeness associated with a secure base effect and shared activities leading to attachment-related arousal.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Clare Hole, Rachel Murray, David Marlin, Paul Freeman
Summary: This study investigated the responses of horses to different sounds commonly present in a competition environment and compared these responses in the presence and absence of ear covers. The results showed that horses can discriminate sounds and alter their responses based on the individual stimulus. Additionally, wearing ear covers reduced the overall responsiveness of horses, although the effectiveness varied for different sounds.
Article
Chemistry, Multidisciplinary
Giulia Pedretti, Chiara Canori, Sarah Marshall-Pescini, Gianni Pavan, Paola Valsecchi
Summary: This study found that dogs exhibit different displacement behaviors and facial expressions in threatening and neutral situations. However, contrary to the hypotheses, displacement behaviors were expressed more in the neutral condition rather than the threatening condition. This suggests that displacement behaviors may be used not only to appease aggressive interactions but also in potentially ambiguous contexts where the behavior of the social partner is difficult to predict.
APPLIED SCIENCES-BASEL
(2023)
Article
Integrative & Complementary Medicine
Ik-Lyul Bae, Yeon-Suk Kim, Myung-Haeng Hur
Summary: This study found that listening to healing beat music synchronized with individual heart rates can lower stress index and systolic pressure, benefiting recovery. Therefore, healing beat music may be utilized as a treatment method to relieve stress.
INTEGRATIVE MEDICINE RESEARCH
(2022)
Article
Veterinary Sciences
Giacomo Riggio, Chiara Mariti, Valeria Sergi, Silvana Diverio, Angelo Gazzano
Summary: In this study, no significant difference in serum TRP and 5-HT concentrations among different categories of dogs was found. Serum 5-HT levels do not seem to be associated with dogs' behavioral response to a stressful situation nor with serum TRP concentrations. Further research is needed to explore the relationship between serum TRP and 5-HT concentrations and behavior.
VETERINARY SCIENCES
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
Ansgar Belke, Jens Klose
Summary: This article introduces a new measure to capture safe haven flows for twelve Euro area countries and estimates the impact on the natural rate of interest. The study shows that the natural rate tends to decrease in countries with safe haven inflows and increase in countries with safe haven outflows.
INTERNATIONAL REVIEW OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE
(2021)
Article
Business, Finance
A. Galip Gencyurek, Ramazan Ekinci
Summary: This paper investigates the role of precious metals in risk management in the stock markets of BRICS-T countries. The empirical findings suggest that precious metals, except for hedging, are effective risk management instruments. To mitigate risk during the COVID-19 pandemic, investors should increase the weight in their portfolios of precious metals, except for gold. The leading role of precious metals in variance causality can help policy makers design appropriate policies for curbing market vulnerability.
BORSA ISTANBUL REVIEW
(2023)
Article
Fisheries
Wenzhi Cheng, Heqian Zhang, Panpan Wang, Yiming Wei, Tianjiao Li, Yijian Zhou, Yong Mao
Summary: This study focused on the clinical signs of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) in shrimp, recording physiological and behavioral characteristics. The research revealed a correlation between virus quantity and shrimp physiological and behavioral features. Burrowing behavior may be a disease resistance strategy for shrimp, while reduced swimming ability and weakened behavior could be symptoms of severe infection.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Michael H. Erhard, Dorothea Doring, Emilie M. Y. Bidoli
Summary: This study examined whether dogs experienced elevated stress levels during animal-assisted education. The results showed that dogs classified as problematic displayed higher heart rates compared to innocuous dogs. The study also provided insights into heart rate variability and canine features associated with artifacts in the data.
APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Neurosciences
Marianne van der Vaart, Caroline Hartley, Luke Baxter, Gabriela Schmidt Mellado, Foteini Andritsou, Maria M. Cobo, Ria Evans Fry, Eleri Adams, Sean Fitzgibbon, Rebeccah Slater
Summary: The study found that heart rate responses increase with age, and noxious-evoked brain activity undergoes three developmental stages, including a previously unreported transitory stage. Additionally, infant responses to noxious and nonnoxious stimuli are discriminable in prematurity.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Tadea Kosir, Jakob Sajovic, Maja Groselj, Ales Fidler, Gorazd Drevensek, Polona Selic-Zupancic
Summary: This study compared psychophysiological reactions in individuals with dental anxiety and healthy controls during exposure to dental-related stimuli and real-life dental examination. Results showed that dental-related stimuli increased heart rate, with pictures leading to lesser skin conductance level changes than sounds and actual examination. However, there were no significant differences in heart rate, skin conductance level, and heart rate variability between individuals with dental anxiety and healthy controls.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Simone Costantini, Mattia Chiappini, Giorgia Malerba, Carla Dei, Anna Falivene, Sara Arlati, Vera Colombo, Emilia Biffi, Fabio Alexander Storm
Summary: This study tested the accuracy of the Empatica 4 wristband in detecting heart rate variability and electrodermal activity in stress-inducing conditions and driving scenarios. The results showed that HRV time-domain and frequency-domain parameters had good reliability, while EDA parameters showed no correlation. Further research can improve the quality of HRV and EDA data through protocol optimization and algorithm improvement.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Giovanni Romito, Carlo Guglielmini, Helen Poser, Marco Baron Toaldo
Summary: The Lorenz plot (LP), a geometrical method to assess heart rate variability, has been poorly studied in dogs. This study described the graphic features of LP in dogs and analyzed the usefulness of its pattern recognition. Distinct cardiac rhythms imprint distinct and reproducible LP patterns in dogs.
Article
Chemistry, Analytical
Tipporn Laohakangvalvit, Peeraya Sripian, Yuri Nakagawa, Chen Feng, Toshiaki Tazawa, Saaya Sakai, Midori Sugaya
Summary: In this study, a method using electroencephalogram (EEG) and heart rate variability (HRV) to evaluate human psychological states during the inhalation of aroma was proposed. The results showed that aroma has a significant effect on psychological states, with immediate response and gradual adaptation. The EEG and HRV indexes can be used to evaluate psychological states influenced by olfactory stimuli, especially for male participants in their 20-30s. The novelty of this research lies in the integration of biological indexes and emotion map to provide a more detailed picture of the psychological responses to olfactory stimuli.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Yosuke Yawata, Yu Shikano, Jun Ogasawara, Kenichi Makino, Tetsuhiko Kashima, Keiko Ihara, Airi Yoshimoto, Shota Morikawa, Sho Yagishita, Kenji F. Tanaka, Yuji Ikegaya
Summary: Animals may approach aversive stimuli in non-enriched environments. Dopamine release in the ventral lateral striatum is reduced by aversive stimulation but increased when actively sought. Male mice in an impoverished chamber without toys sought aversive air puffs more often than those in an enriched chamber. The insular cortex regulates aversion-seeking behavior.
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS
(2023)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Adam Miklosi, Judit Abdai, Andrea Temesi
Summary: The discipline of human-animal interaction lacks a well-defined conceptual framework and is too narrow in scope. The introduction of the term human-companion animal partnership (HCAP) aims to provide a better descriptor for research efforts within this field, emphasizing the role of human caring behavior and social competence in forming partnerships. This approach may lead to new comparative research and help in setting expectations for welfare and designing artificial companions.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Andras Marx, Rita Lenkei, Paula Perez Fraga, Viktoria Bakos, Eniko Kubinyi, Tamas Farago
Summary: The study found that the separation behavior and whining of family dogs are related to their stress levels. Dogs with separation-related problems are more likely to produce whines with non-linear phenomena (NLP), while more active dogs and those attempting to escape produce noisier whines.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Anna Gabor, Noemi Kaszas, Tamas Farago, Paula Perez Fraga, Melinda Lovas, Attila Andics
Summary: This study tested whether dogs can recognize their owner's voice and found that they indeed can. The research also revealed that dogs use acoustic parameters of fundamental frequency and jitter to distinguish voices, but may not utilize all the acoustic parameters that humans use for speaker recognition.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vivien Reicher, Nora Bunford, Anna Kis, Cecilia Carreiro, Barbara Csibra, Lorraine Kratz, Marta Gacsi
Summary: This study explored the association between age and sleep characteristics as well as EEG power spectrum in dogs at different developmental stages. It found that sleep electrophysiology can be a promising index of dog neurodevelopment, with some parameters stabilizing in adolescence and some later than one year. Further research is needed to determine the impact of weight and timing of power spectrum stabilization in dogs.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2021)
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Judit Abdai, Dalma Bartus, Sylvain Kraus, Zsuzsanna Gedai, Beatrix Laczi, Adam Miklosi
Summary: Investigation of individual recognition (IR) is difficult due to the lack of proper control of cues and previous experiences of subjects. The use of artificial agents (Unidentified Moving Objects: UMOs) may provide a better approach for dogs to develop IR. The results suggest that dogs are unable to recognize an individual UMO or human after a short experience but they remember the interaction with the partner in general, even after a long delay.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Anna Balint, Huba EleOd, Lilla Magyari, Anna Kis, Marta Gacsi
Summary: Recent advances in canine neuro-cognition have allowed for non-invasive research on the brain mechanisms of family dogs. This study found that dogs show similar brain responses to humans when it comes to emotional vocalizations, but also exhibit differences and later time periods that may be related to valence-sensitive processes.
ROYAL SOCIETY OPEN SCIENCE
(2022)
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Cecilia Carreiro, Vivien Reicher, Anna Kis, Marta Gacsi
Summary: This study provides the first evidence that dogs' attachment towards their owner is associated with their sleep structure and brain activity during sleep. Similar to humans, differences in attachment were reflected in sleep EEG characteristics when dogs slept in a novel environment with their owners.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Barbara Csibra, Nora Bunford, Marta Gacsi
Summary: This study aims to assess whether dogs can exhibit ADHD-like behaviors and verify the reliability of the questionnaire used to evaluate these behaviors. The results showed that the questionnaire is a reliable tool to assess ADHD-like behavior in dogs. However, further evaluation using expert ratings and assessment of functional impairment in daily life is necessary to determine whether individual dogs can be diagnosed with ADHD.
Article
Behavioral Sciences
Judit Abdai, Stefania Uccheddu, Marta Gacsi, Adam Miklosi
Summary: By studying the behavior of family cats observing moving inanimate objects, we found that cats can also distinguish between chasing and independent motions, but their observation behavior shows a different pattern compared to small family dogs.
Article
Multidisciplinary Sciences
Vivien Reicher, Anna Balint, Dora Ujvary, Marta Gacsi
Summary: Comparative sleep studies are important for understanding the factors affecting sleep features and evolutionary changes. Dogs have become valuable models in sleep research due to their comparability with human sleep data. This study applied the same sleep measurement protocol in wolves, providing the first analysis of their sleep structure and spectral power density.
SCIENTIFIC REPORTS
(2022)
Letter
Behavioral Sciences
E. Kubinyi, M. Gacsi, J. Topal, A. Miklosi
TRENDS IN COGNITIVE SCIENCES
(2022)
Review
Behavioral Sciences
Judit Abdai, Adam Miklosi
Summary: The article points out that there has been relatively slow progress in quantifying mental evolution in ethology and comparative psychology, and old debates still persist in the mechanistic interpretation of cognition. Experimental methods have also made slow progress since the introduction of the puzzle box. By discussing examples of 'mental state attribution' and 'perspective taking' and suggesting the introduction of novel methodological inventions, the article proposes a better understanding of the functioning of the mind.
Article
Agriculture, Dairy & Animal Science
Melitta Csepregi, Marta Gacsi
Summary: The study found that breed function, training experience, and owner-reported social motivation level are associated with successful dog-owner cooperation. Dogs with high training levels and high social motivation are more attentive and cooperative. Therefore, future research should consider the subjects' training background and social motivation.