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Product Identifiers
PublisherHoughton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company
ISBN-100544114515
ISBN-139780544114517
eBay Product ID (ePID)160169237
Product Key Features
Book TitleHow Dogs Love Us : a Neuroscientist and His Adopted Dog Decode the Canine Brain
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicNeurology, Dogs / General
Publication Year2013
IllustratorYes
GenrePets, Medical
AuthorGregory Berns
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight15.9 Oz
Item Length9 in
Item Width6 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
Table Of ContentPrologue: Dress Rehearsalxii 1. Dia de los Muertos1 2. What It's Like to Be a Dog13 3. A Fishing Expedition21 4. Puppy Steps31 5. The Scanner Dilemma41 6. Resonant Dogs48 7. Lawyers Get Involved56 8. The Simulator68 9. Basic Training75 10. The Stand-In87 11. The Carrot or the Stick?97 12. Dogs at Work105 13. The Lost Wedding Ring114 14. Big Questions125 15. Dog Day Afternoon134 16. A New World150 17. Peas and Hot Dogs158 18. Through a Dog's Eyes168 19. Eureka!179 20. Does My Dog Love Me?186 21. What's That Smell?195 22. First Friend206 23. Lyra215 24. What Dogs Are Really Thinking225 Epilogue234 Notes241 Acknowledgments247
SynopsisThe powerful bond between humans and dogs is one that's uniquely cherished. Loyal, obedient, and affectionate, they are truly "man's best friend." But do dogs love us the way we love them? Emory University neuroscientist Gregory Berns had spent decades using MRI imaging technology to study how the human brain works, but a different question still nagged at him: What is my dog thinking? After his family adopted Callie, a shy, skinny terrier mix, Berns decided that there was only one way to answer that question--use an MRI machine to scan the dog's brain. His colleagues dismissed the idea. Everyone knew that dogs needed to be restrained or sedated for MRI scans. But if the military could train dogs to operate calmly in some of the most challenging environments, surely there must be a way to train dogs to sit in an MRI scanner. With this radical conviction, Berns and his dog would embark on a remarkable journey and be the first to glimpse the inner workings of the canine brain. Painstakingly, the two worked together to overcome the many technical, legal, and behavioral hurdles. Berns's research offers surprising results on how dogs empathize with human emotions, how they love us, and why dogs and humans share one of the most remarkable friendships in the animal kingdom. How Dogs Love Us answers the age-old question of dog lovers everywhere and offers profound new evidence that dogs should be treated as we would treat our best human friends: with love, respect, and appreciation for their social and emotional intelligence.
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