Dr Ludwig Huber | How Dogs Remember Your Perspective, to Steal Without Getting Caught
About this episode
What goes through a dog’s mind when your back is turned? According to new research from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna, the answer might surprise you. A study led by cognitive scientist Ludwig Huber suggests that dogs are capable of something remarkably sophisticated: anticipating what a person can see, even when that person is nowhere in sight. Read More
German Version
Was geht einem Hund durch den Kopf, wenn Sie ihm den Rücken zukehren? Laut neuer Forschung der Veterinärmedizinischen Universität Wien könnte die Antwort überraschen. Eine Studie unter der Leitung des Kognitionswissenschaftlers Ludwig Huber legt nahe, dass Hunde zu etwas bemerkenswert Raffiniertem fähig sind: Sie können vorhersehen, was ein Mensch sehen kann – selbst wenn dieser Mensch gar nicht anwesend ist. Read More
Original Article Reference:
Summary of the article ‘Canine perspective taking: Anticipating the behavior of an unseen human’, doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2025.111811
Contact
For further information, you can connect with Dr Ludwig Huber at ludwig.huber@vetmeduni.ac.at
Funding
Austrian Science Fund
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