TY - JOUR AU - Fugazza, Claudia AU - Higaki, Fumi TI - Exploring the use of projected videos to test action matching from different perspectives in dogs JF - BIOLOGIA FUTURA J2 - BIOL FUTURA PY - 2024 SN - 2676-8615 DO - 10.1007/s42977-024-00222-6 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34850764 ID - 34850764 AB - Dogs trained with the Do as I Do method can imitate human actions upon request, but their ability to match actions observed from different perspectives remains unknown. The use of 2D video stimuli may enable researchers to systematically manipulate the perspective from which demonstrations are observed, thereby widening the range of methods available to study cognitive skills related to imitation. In this study, we explore the possibility of using 2D stimuli to test action matching in dogs, including when demonstrations are seen from different perspectives. We examined two dogs’ imitative performance using videos projected on a screen; while, the owner interacted with the dog remotely through an online meeting software. The dogs were first trained to match human actions seen on a screen frontally, and then were tested when the projected demonstrations were seen frontally, from the side, and from above. Results revealed that both dogs matched the demonstrated actions from frontal and, notably, also from side perspectives, at least to some extent, consistent with familiarity of their daily interactions with humans. However, action matching from an above perspective presented challenges, indicating the potential influence of observational experience and highlighting the importance of perspective manipulation when investigating imitation abilities. These findings show that it is possible to use 2D videos to test imitation in dogs, thereby expanding the potential methodologies to study imitation and other related cognitive skills. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Reicher, Vivien AU - Kovács, Tímea AU - Csibra, Barbara AU - Gácsi, Márta TI - Potential interactive effect of positive expectancy violation and sleep on memory consolidation in dogs JF - SCIENTIFIC REPORTS J2 - SCI REP VL - 14 PY - 2024 IS - 1 SN - 2045-2322 DO - 10.1038/s41598-024-60166-8 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34831542 ID - 34831542 N1 - Export Date: 2 May 2024 Correspondence Address: Reicher, V.; Clinical and Developmental Neuropsychology Research Group, Hungary; email: reicher.vivien@ttk.hu AB - In dogs, as in humans, both emotional and learning pretreatment affect subsequent behaviour and sleep. Although learning often occurs in an emotional-social context, the emotion-learning interplay in such context remain mainly unknown. Aims were to assess the effects of Controlling versus Permissive (emotional factors) training (learning factors) styles on dogs’ behaviour, learning performance, and sleep. Family dogs ( N = 24) participated in two command learning sessions employing the two training styles with each session followed by assessment of learning performance, a 2-h-long non-invasive sleep EEG measurement, and a retest of learning performance. Pre- to post-sleep improvement in learning performance was evident in dogs that received the Permissive training during the second learning session, indicating that dogs that experienced a more rewarding situation than expected (positive expectancy violation) during the second training session showed improved learning success after their afternoon sleep. These results possibly indicate an interactive effect of expectancy violation and sleep on enhancing learning. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Bognár, Zsófia AU - Szabó, Dóra AU - Turcsán, Borbála AU - Kubinyi, Enikő TI - The behavioural effect of short-term cognitive and physical intervention therapies in old dogs JF - GEROSCIENCE: OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN AGING ASSOCIATION (AGE) J2 - GEROSCIENCE PY - 2024 PG - 21 SN - 2509-2715 DO - 10.1007/s11357-024-01122-2 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34790512 ID - 34790512 N1 - Funding Agency and Grant Number: Eotvos Lorand University; Ministry for Innovation and Technology [UNKP-22-3-II-ELTE-577, UNKP-23-3-II-ELTE-832]; Hungarian Academy of Sciences [PH1404/21]; National Brain Programme 3.0 of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences [NAP2022-I-3/2022]; European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union [680040] Funding text: Open access funding provided by Eotvos Lorand University. This project has received funding from the UNKP-22-3 and UNKP-23-3 New National Excellence Program of the Ministry for Innovation and Technology (UNKP-22-3-II-ELTE-577 and UNKP-23-3-II-ELTE-832); the Hungarian Academy of Sciences via a grant to the MTA-ELTE "Lendulet" Momentum Companion Animal Research Group (PH1404/21), the National Brain Programme 3.0 of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences (NAP2022-I-3/2022), and the European Research Council (ERC) under the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme (Grant Agreement No. 680040). AB - Efforts to counteract age-related decline have resulted in the emergence of various interventions. However, everyday benefits are rarely reported in elderly people. Dogs provide an excellent model for studying aging and interventions due to their similarities to humans. Our aim was to investigate whether a combined physical and cognitive intervention (most effective in humans) could enhance the performance of pet dogs and lead to far transfer effects (improvement in not just the trained specific task). We examined the impact of three-month-long intervention therapies (cognitive, physical, combined) on the cognitive performance and behaviour of old, healthy dogs (N = 72; aged 7.68-14.54 years) using a 12-subtest behavioural test battery. We did not find the combined intervention group outperforming either the cognitive-only or physical-only therapy groups. Physical interventions, either alone or in combination, improved dogs' behavioural flexibility and social behaviour. Cognitive interventions, either alone or in combination, increased neophilia. Furthermore, all intervention therapies made dogs more engaged with their environment. Moreover, less old, around eight years old dogs, exhibited improved social behaviour, problem solving ability, and increased neophilia by their second test occasion. Additionally, dogs' performance was influenced by their health, training, daily play with the owner, and activity/excitability traits. In sum, both cognitive and physical intervention therapies can have an impact on the behaviour of old, healthy pet dogs. However, these therapies may be more effective when longer or applied at a younger age, as the healthy older dogs were less likely to show improvement. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Camerlink, Irene AU - Pongrácz, Péter TI - In memoriam of incredible animal behaviour researchers JF - APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE J2 - APPL ANIM BEHAV SCI VL - 273 PY - 2024 SN - 0168-1591 DO - 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106246 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34787589 ID - 34787589 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Pongrácz, Péter AU - Turi, Luca AU - Dobos , Petra AU - Burányi, Virág AU - Schally, Gergely AU - Biró, Zsolt TI - Do as I say, not as I do – The paradoxical relationship between actual cat keeping practices and knowledge about wildcat conservation among Hungarian cat owners JF - BIOLOGICAL CONSERVATION J2 - BIOL CONSERV VL - 293 PY - 2024 SN - 0006-3207 DO - 10.1016/j.biocon.2024.110586 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34784793 ID - 34784793 N1 - ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Department of Ethology Budapest, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c1117, Hungary Department of Wildlife Biology and Management, Institute for Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences Gödöllő, Páter Károly utca 12100, Hungary Budakeszi Wildlife Park, Hrsz 0210/12, Budakeszi, 2092, Hungary Export Date: 21 April 2024 CODEN: BICOB Correspondence Address: Pongrácz, P.; ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/c, Hungary; email: peter.pongracz@ttk.elte.hu LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Wallis, Lisa AU - Radford, Alan D. AU - Belshaw, Zoe AU - Jackson, Jodie AU - Kubinyi, Enikő AU - German, Alexander J. AU - Westgarth, Carri TI - Cross-sectional United Kingdom surveys demonstrate that owners and veterinary professionals differ in their perceptions of preventive and treatment healthcare needs in ageing dogs JF - FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE J2 - FRONT VET SCI VL - 11 PY - 2024 SN - 2297-1769 DO - 10.3389/fvets.2024.1358480 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34777087 ID - 34777087 N1 - Institute of Infection, Veterinary and Ecological Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Department of Ethology, ELTE Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary EviVet Research Consultancy, Nottingham, United Kingdom MTA-ELTE Lendület “Momentum” Companion Animal Research Group, ELTE Eotvos Lorand University, Budapest, Hungary Institute of Life Course and Medical Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom Export Date: 24 April 2024 Correspondence Address: Wallis, L.J.; Institute of Infection, United Kingdom; email: lisa.wallis@liverpool.ac.uk Correspondence Address: Westgarth, C.; Institute of Infection, United Kingdom; email: carriw@liverpool.ac.uk AB - Perceptions of dog owners and veterinary professionals (surgeons/nurses) can influence the preventive healthcare and treatment provided to dogs, especially at the senior life-stage, when chronic diseases become more common. This study compared perceptions of healthcare of dogs as they age between dog owners and veterinary professionals. Data from two online surveys (owners: N = 633, veterinary professionals: N = 305) examined perceived need for veterinary visits and vaccinations. In addition, 48 clinical signs were rated on perceived prevalence (whether owners’ dogs had experienced them) and how urgently they should seek veterinary advice. Groups were compared using descriptive statistics and chi-square. Owners most often believed a ‘healthy’ senior dog (>7 years) should go to the vet once a year (47% owners vs. 25% veterinary professionals, p < 0.001), compared with veterinary professionals every 6 months (39 vs. 73%). A minority (14%) of owners would just take the dog ‘if they got sick’ but only 2% of veterinary professionals advised this, and 16% of owners of dogs of all ages had not had any contact with their veterinary practise in the previous year. Nearly all veterinary professionals (92%) believed that senior/geriatric dogs should receive yearly vaccinations. However, 28% of owners’ dogs of all ages were not vaccinated in the previous year and, of these, 33% did not believe that older dogs need vaccinations. Only 10% of dogs considered ‘old’ by their owners had attended a senior wellness clinic or examination, despite 14% of practises offering them. The three most common clinical signs reported by owners were slowing down on walks (57%), dental tartar (53%) and being stiff on rising (50%). Owners perceived urgency to seek veterinary care was lower if they had experienced the clinical sign before. In the current study, dog owners and veterinary professionals differed in their opinions about the need for veterinary care, suggesting new educational initiatives, and more effective communication is required. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Bognár, Zsófia AU - Turcsán, Borbála AU - Faragó, Tamás AU - Szabó, Dóra AU - Iotchev, Ivaylo AU - Kubinyi, Enikő TI - Age-related effects on a hierarchical structure of canine cognition JF - GEROSCIENCE: OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN AGING ASSOCIATION (AGE) J2 - GEROSCIENCE PY - 2024 SN - 2509-2715 DO - 10.1007/s11357-024-01123-1 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34755548 ID - 34755548 N1 - Department of Ethology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest, Hungary MTA-ELTE Lendület “Momentum” Companion Animal Research Group, Budapest, Hungary ELTE NAP Canine Brain Research Group, Budapest, Hungary Export Date: 28 March 2024 Correspondence Address: Turcsán, B.; Department of Ethology, Hungary; email: borbala.turcsan@gmail.com AB - The current study investigates whether there are statistically independent age-related influences on the canine cognitive structure and how individual factors moderate cognitive aging on both cross-sectional and longitudinal samples. A battery of seven tasks was administered to 129 pet dogs, on which exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were employed to unveil the correlational structure underlying individual differences in cognitive performance. The best-fitting model featured a hierarchical structure with two first-order cognitive domains (individual problem solving, learning) and a second-order common factor. These higher order factors exhibited consistency over a period of at least 2.5 years. External validation linked the common factor positively to discrimination and reversal learning performance, exploration, neophilia, activity/excitability, and training level while negatively to cognitive dysfunction symptoms, suggesting that it is a good candidate for a general cognitive factor ( canine g ). Structural equation models identified three distinct age-related influences, operating on associative learning, on memory, and on canine g . Health status moderated the negative age- canine g relationship, with a stronger association observed in dogs with poorer health status, and no relationship for dogs in good health. On a longitudinal sample ( N = 99), we showed that the direction and magnitude of change in canine g over up to 3 years is affected by various interactions between the dogs’ age, communication score, baseline performance, and time elapsed since the baseline measurement. These findings underscore the presence of a general cognitive factor in dogs and reveal intriguing parallels between human and canine aging, affirming the translational value of dogs in cognition and aging research. LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Pongrácz, Péter AU - Camerlink, Irene TI - Review papers are important milestones for science – But how to write a good one? JF - APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE J2 - APPL ANIM BEHAV SCI VL - 272 PY - 2024 SN - 0168-1591 DO - 10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106233 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34755360 ID - 34755360 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Liszkai-Peres, Krisztina AU - Budai, Zsófia AU - Adrienn, Kocsis AU - Jurányi, Zsolt AU - Pogány, Ákos AU - Kampis, György AU - Miklósi, Ádám AU - Konok, Veronika TI - Association between mobile touchscreen devices (MTSDs) and the quality of parent-child interaction in preschoolers JF - Frontiers in Child and Adolescent Psychiatry VL - 3 PY - 2024 SN - 2813-4540 DO - 10.3389/frcha.2024.1330243 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34726766 ID - 34726766 LA - English DB - MTMT ER - TY - JOUR AU - Boros, Marianna AU - Magyari, Lilla AU - Morvai, Boglárka AU - Raúl, Hernandez-Perez AU - Dror, Shany AU - Andics, Attila TI - Neural evidence for referential understanding of object words in dogs JF - CURRENT BIOLOGY J2 - CURR BIOL VL - 34 PY - 2024 IS - 8 SP - 1750 EP - 1754 PG - 5 SN - 0960-9822 DO - 10.1016/j.cub.2024.02.029 UR - https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34726473 ID - 34726473 N1 - Export Date: 24 April 2024 CODEN: CUBLE Correspondence Address: Boros, M.; Neuroethology of Communication Lab, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Hungary; email: marianna.cs.boros@gmail.com Correspondence Address: Magyari, L.; Neuroethology of Communication Lab, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, Hungary; email: lilla.magyari@uis.no AB - Using words to refer to objects in the environment is a core feature of the human language faculty. Referential understanding assumes the formation of mental representations of these words1,2. Such understanding of object words has not yet been demonstrated as a general capacity in any non-human species,3 despite multiple behaviour-based case reports.4–10 In human event-related potential (ERP) studies, object word knowledge is typically tested using the semantic violation paradigm, where words are presented either with their referent (match) or another object (mismatch).11,12 Such mismatch elicits an N400 effect, a well-established neural correlate of semantic processing.12,13 Reports of preverbal infant N400 evoked by semantic violations14 asserts the use of this paradigm to probe mental representations of object words in nonverbal populations. Here, measuring dogs’ (Canis familiaris) ERPs to objects primed with matching or mismatching object words, we found a mismatch effect at a frontal electrode, with a latency (206-606 ms) comparable to the human N400. A greater difference for words that dogs knew better, according to owner reports, further supported a semantic interpretation of this effect. Semantic expectations emerged irrespective of vocabulary size, demonstrating the prevalence of referential understanding in dogs. These results provide the first neural evidence for object word knowledge in a non-human animal. LA - English DB - MTMT ER -