@article{MTMT:34723423,
	title = {The face behind the caring voice: A comparative study on facial prosodic features of dog-, infant- and adult-directed communication},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34723423},
	author = {Koós-Hutás, Édua and Kovács, Barbara A. and Topál, József and Gergely, Anna},
	doi = {10.1016/j.applanim.2024.106203},
	journal-iso = {APPL ANIM BEHAV SCI},
	journal = {APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE},
	unique-id = {34723423},
	issn = {0168-1591},
	year = {2024},
	eissn = {1872-9045},
	orcid-numbers = {Koós-Hutás, Édua/0009-0001-1718-8770; Topál, József/0000-0003-2741-8143; Gergely, Anna/0000-0002-5339-7852}
}

@CONFERENCE{MTMT:34685549,
	title = {Patterns of Maternal Infant Directed Speech related to Infants' Sex, Temperament and Language Skills},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34685549},
	author = {Harmati-Pap, Veronika and Balázs, Andrea and Lakatos, Krisztina and Tóth, Ildikó and Vadász, Noémi and Kas, Bence},
	booktitle = {BCCCD 2024 Budapest CEU Conference on Cognitive Development},
	unique-id = {34685549},
	year = {2024},
	pages = {1},
	orcid-numbers = {Kas, Bence/0000-0003-0390-2328}
}

@article{MTMT:34401543,
	title = {Methodological comparison of cancellation versus two-way choice spatial attention tests in humans and dogs},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34401543},
	author = {Vargáné Kis, Anna and Radics, E. and Bolló, Henrietta and Topál, József},
	doi = {10.3389/fvets.2023.1264151},
	journal-iso = {FRONT VET SCI},
	journal = {FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE},
	volume = {10},
	unique-id = {34401543},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {2297-1769},
	orcid-numbers = {Topál, József/0000-0003-2741-8143}
}

@article{MTMT:34163194,
	title = {The influence of voice familiarity and linguistic content on dogs’ ability to follow human voice direction},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34163194},
	author = {Langner, Lívia and Žakelj, Sabina and Bolló, Henrietta and Topál, József and Vargáné Kis, Anna},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-42584-2},
	journal-iso = {SCI REP},
	journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS},
	volume = {13},
	unique-id = {34163194},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	abstract = {Domestic dogs are well-known for their abilities to utilize human referential cues for problem solving, including following the direction of human voice. This study investigated whether dogs can locate hidden food relying only on the direction of human voice and whether familiarity with the speaker (owner/stranger) and the relevance of auditory signal features (ostensive addressing indicating the intent for communication to the receiver; linguistic content) affect performance. N = 35 dogs and their owners participated in four conditions in a two-way object choice task. Dogs were presented with referential auditory cues representing different combinations of three contextual parameters: the (I) ‘familiarity with the human informant’ (owner vs. stranger), the (II) communicative function of attention getter (ostensive addressing vs. non-ostensive cueing) and the (III) ‘tone and content of the auditory cue’ (high-pitched/potentially relevant vs. low-pitched/potentially irrelevant). Dogs also participated in a ‘standard’ pointing condition where a visual cue was provided. Significant differences were observed between conditions regarding correct choices and response latencies, suggesting that dogs’ response to auditory signals are influenced by the combination of content and intonation of the message and the identity of the speaker. Dogs made correct choices the most frequently when context-relevant auditory information was provided by their owners and showed less success when auditory signals were coming from the experimenter. Correct choices in the ‘Pointing’ condition were similar to the experimenter auditory conditions, but less frequent compared to the owner condition with potentially relevant auditory information. This was paralleled by shorter response latencies in the owner condition compared to the experimenter conditions, although the two measures were not related. Subjects’ performance in response to the owner- and experimenter-given auditory cues were interrelated, but unrelated to responses to pointing gestures, suggesting that dogs’ ability to understand the referential nature of auditory cues and visual gestures partly arise from different socio-cognitive skills.},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {2045-2322},
	orcid-numbers = {Topál, József/0000-0003-2741-8143}
}

@article{MTMT:34154328,
	title = {Development and validation of a sleep questionnaire, SNoRE 3.0, to evaluate sleep in companion dogs},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34154328},
	author = {Mondino, A. and Ludwig, C. and Menchaca, C. and Russell, K. and Simon, K. E. and Griffith, E. and Vargáné Kis, Anna and Lascelles, B. D. X. and Gruen, M. E. and Olby, N. J.},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-40048-1},
	journal-iso = {SCI REP},
	journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS},
	volume = {13},
	unique-id = {34154328},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	abstract = {Disturbances in the sleep–wake cycle are a debilitating, yet rather common condition not only in humans, but also in family dogs. While there is an emerging need for easy-to-use tools to document sleep alterations (in order to ultimately treat and/or prevent them), the veterinary tools which yield objective data (e.g. polysomnography, activity monitors) are both labor intensive and expensive. In this study, we developed a modified version of a previously used sleep questionnaire (SNoRE) and determined criterion validity in companion dogs against polysomnography and physical activity monitors (PAMs). Since a negative correlation between sleep time and cognitive performance in senior dogs has been demonstrated, we evaluated the correlation between the SNoRE scores and the Canine Dementia Scale (CADES, which includes a factor concerning sleep). There was a significant correlation between SNoRE 3.0 questionnaire scores and polysomnography data (latency to NREM sleep, ρ = 0.507, p  < 0.001) as well as PAMs’ data (activity between 1:00 and 3:00 AM, p  < 0.05). There was a moderate positive correlation between the SNoRE 3.0 scores and the CADES scores (ρ = 0.625, p  < 0.001). Additionally, the questionnaire structure was validated by a confirmatory factor analysis, and it also showed an adequate test–retest reliability. In conclusion the present paper describes a valid and reliable questionnaire tool, that can be used as a cost-effective way to monitor dog sleep in clinical settings.},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {2045-2322}
}

@article{MTMT:34130467,
	title = {Event-related potentials indicate differential neural reactivity to species and valence information in vocal stimuli in sleeping dogs},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34130467},
	author = {Eleőd, Huba and Gácsi, Márta and Bunford, Nóra and Vargáné Kis, Anna},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-40851-w},
	journal-iso = {SCI REP},
	journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS},
	volume = {13},
	unique-id = {34130467},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	abstract = {Dogs live in a complex social environment where they regularly interact with conspecific and heterospecific partners. Awake dogs are able to process a variety of information based on vocalisations emitted by dogs and humans. Whether dogs are also able to process such information while asleep, is unknown. In the current explorative study, we investigated in N  = 13 family dogs, neural response to conspecific and human emotional vocalisations. Data were recorded while dogs were asleep, using a fully non-invasive event-related potential (ERP) paradigm. A species (between 250–450 and 600–800 ms after stimulus onset) and a species by valence interaction (between 550 to 650 ms after stimulus onset) effect was observed during drowsiness. A valence (750–850 ms after stimulus onset) and a species x valence interaction (between 200 to 300 ms and 450 to 650 ms after stimulus onset) effect was also observed during non-REM specific at the Cz electrode. Although further research is needed, these results not only suggest that dogs neurally differentiate between differently valenced con- and heterospecific vocalisations, but they also provide the first evidence of complex vocal processing during sleep in dogs. Assessment and detection of ERPs during sleep in dogs appear feasible.},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {2045-2322},
	orcid-numbers = {Gácsi, Márta/0000-0003-3080-7545; Bunford, Nóra/0000-0002-9645-604X}
}

@article{MTMT:34127879,
	title = {Representation of rewards differing in their hedonic valence in the caudate nucleus correlates with the performance in a problem-solving task in dogs (Canis familiaris)},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34127879},
	author = {Cuaya, Laura V. and Hernández-Pérez, Raúl and Andics, Attila and Báji, Rita and Gácsi, Márta and Guilloux, Marion and Roche, Alice and Callejon, Laurence and Miklósi, Ádám and Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia},
	doi = {10.1038/s41598-023-40539-1},
	journal-iso = {SCI REP},
	journal = {SCIENTIFIC REPORTS},
	volume = {13},
	unique-id = {34127879},
	issn = {2045-2322},
	abstract = {We have investigated dogs’ ( Canis familiaris ) abilities in associating different sounds with appetitive stimuli of different incentive values. The association’s establishment was first tested on family dogs (n = 20) in a problem-solving behavioural paradigm (experiment 1), then in a problem-solving behavioural paradigm as well as an fMRI study on specially trained family dogs (n = 20) (experiment 2). The aim was to show behavioural and parallel neural effects of the association formed between the two sounds and two different associated appetitive stimuli. The latency of solving the problem was considered an indicator of the motivational state. In our first experiment, where only behaviour was studied, we found that dogs were quicker in solving a problem upon hearing the sound associated with food higher in reward value, suggesting that they have successfully associated the sounds with the corresponding food value. In our second experiment, this behaviour difference was not significant. In the fMRI study, the cerebral response to the two sounds was compared both before and after the associative training. Two bilateral regions of interest were explored: the caudate nucleus and the amygdala. After the associative training, the response in the caudate nucleus was higher to the sound related to a higher reward value food than to the sound related to a lower reward value food, which difference was not present before the associative training. We found an increase in the amygdala response to both sounds after the training. In a whole-brain representational similarity analysis, we found that cerebral patterns in the caudate nucleus to the two sounds were different only after the training. Moreover, we found a positive correlation between the dissimilarity index in the caudate nucleus for activation responses to the two sounds and the difference in latencies (i.e. high reward value associated sound condition latency—low reward value associated sound condition latency) to solve the behavioural task: the bigger the difference between the conditions in latency to solve the task, the greater the difference in the neural representation of the two sounds was. In summary, family dogs’ brain activation patterns reflected their expectations based on what they learned about the relationship between two sounds and their associated appetitive stimuli.},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {2045-2322},
	orcid-numbers = {Andics, Attila/0000-0002-5913-6100; Gácsi, Márta/0000-0003-3080-7545; Miklósi, Ádám/0000-0003-4831-8985; Ujfalussy, Dorottya Júlia/0000-0001-5363-753X}
}

@article{MTMT:34106912,
	title = {Dog brains are sensitive to infant- and dog-directed prosody},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/34106912},
	author = {Gergely, Anna and Gábor, Anna and Gácsi, Márta and Vargáné Kis, Anna and Czeibert, Kálmán and Topál, József and Andics, Attila},
	doi = {10.1038/s42003-023-05217-y},
	journal-iso = {COMMUN BIOL},
	journal = {COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY},
	volume = {6},
	unique-id = {34106912},
	abstract = {When addressing preverbal infants and family dogs, people tend to use specific speech styles. While recent studies suggest acoustic parallels between infant- and dog-directed speech, it is unclear whether dogs, like infants, show enhanced neural sensitivity to prosodic aspects of speech directed to them. Using functional magnetic resonance imaging on awake unrestrained dogs we identify two non-primary auditory regions, one that involve the ventralmost part of the left caudal Sylvian gyrus and the temporal pole and the other at the transition of the left caudal and rostral Sylvian gyrus, which respond more to naturalistic dog- and/or infant-directed speech than to adult-directed speech, especially when speak by female speakers. This activity increase is driven by sensitivity to fundamental frequency mean and variance resulting in positive modulatory effects of these acoustic parameters in both aforementioned non-primary auditory regions. These findings show that the dog auditory cortex, similarly to that of human infants, is sensitive to the acoustic properties of speech directed to non-speaking partners. This increased neuronal responsiveness to exaggerated prosody may be one reason why dogs outperform other animals when processing speech.},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {2399-3642},
	orcid-numbers = {Gergely, Anna/0000-0002-5339-7852; Gábor, Anna/0000-0002-9832-776X; Gácsi, Márta/0000-0003-3080-7545; Czeibert, Kálmán/0000-0001-9425-0892; Topál, József/0000-0003-2741-8143; Andics, Attila/0000-0002-5913-6100}
}

@article{MTMT:33935211,
	title = {Side bias behaviour in dogs shows parallels to the hemispatial neglect syndrome},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33935211},
	author = {Bolló, Henrietta and File, Bálint and Topál, József and Vargáné Kis, Anna},
	doi = {10.1016/j.applanim.2023.105921},
	journal-iso = {APPL ANIM BEHAV SCI},
	journal = {APPLIED ANIMAL BEHAVIOUR SCIENCE},
	volume = {263},
	unique-id = {33935211},
	issn = {0168-1591},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {1872-9045},
	orcid-numbers = {Topál, József/0000-0003-2741-8143}
}

@article{MTMT:33788132,
	title = {Sleep and cognition in aging dogs. A polysomnographic study},
	url = {https://m2.mtmt.hu/api/publication/33788132},
	author = {Mondino, Alejandra and Catanzariti, Magaly and Mateos, Diego Martin and Khan, Michael and Ludwig, Claire and Vargáné Kis, Anna and Gruen, Margaret E. and Olby, Natasha J.},
	doi = {10.3389/fvets.2023.1151266},
	journal-iso = {FRONT VET SCI},
	journal = {FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE},
	volume = {10},
	unique-id = {33788132},
	year = {2023},
	eissn = {2297-1769}
}