Titel (eng)

Functionally analogous body- and animacy-responsive areas are present in the dog (Canis familiaris) and human occipito-temporal lobe

Autor*in

Magdalena Boch   University of Vienna

Claus Lamm   University of Vienna

Ludwig Huber   University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Isabella C. Wagner   University of Vienna

Sabrina Karl   University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna

Verlag

Nature Portfolio

Beschreibung (eng)

Comparing the neural correlates of socio-cognitive skills across species provides insights into the evolution of the social brain and has revealed face- and body-sensitive regions in the primate temporal lobe. Although from a different lineage, dogs share convergent visuo-cognitive skills with humans and a temporal lobe which evolved independently in carnivorans. We investigated the neural correlates of face and body perception in dogs (N = 15) and humans (N = 40) using functional MRI. Combining univariate and multivariate analysis approaches, we found functionally analogous occipito-temporal regions involved in the perception of animate entities and bodies in both species and face-sensitive regions in humans. Though unpredicted, we also observed neural representations of faces compared to inanimate objects, and dog compared to human bodies in dog olfactory regions. These findings shed light on the evolutionary foundations of human and dog social cognition and the predominant role of the temporal lobe.

Sprache des Objekts

Englisch

Datum

2023

Rechte

Dieses Werk bzw. dieser Inhalt steht unter einer
CC BY 4.0 - Creative Commons Namensnennung 4.0 International Lizenz.

CC BY 4.0 International

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Klassifikation

Humans; Dogs; Animals; Brain Mapping; Pattern Recognition, Visual; Temporal Lobediagnostic imaging; Brain; Face

Mitglied in der/den Collection(s) (1)