What It's Like to Be a Dog : And Other Adventures in Animal Neuroscience

"Dog lovers and neuroscientists should both read this important book." — Dr. Temple Grandin What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist and bestselling author Gregory Berns and his team did something nobody had ever attempted: they trained dogs to go into an MRI scanner — completely awake — so they could figure out what they think and feel. And dogs were just the beginning. In What It's Like to Be a Dog , Berns takes us into the minds of wild animals: sea lions who can learn to dance, dolphins who can see with sound, and even the now extinct Tasmanian tiger. Berns's latest scientific breakthroughs prove definitively that animals have feelings very much like we do — a revelation that forces us to reconsider how we think about and treat animals. Written with insight, empathy, and humor, What It's Like to Be a Dog is the new manifesto for animal liberation of the twenty-first century. Do Dogs Experience Emotions Like People Do? To Find Out, Neuroscientist And Bestselling Author Gregory Berns And His Team Did Something Nobody Had Ever Attempted: They Trained Dogs To Go Into An Mri Scanner--completely Awake--so They Could Figure Out What They Think And Feel. But Dogs Were Just The Beginning. In [this Book], Berns Takes Us Into The Brains And Minds Of Wild Animals: Sea Lions Who Can Learn To Dance, And Dolphins Who Can See With Sound...--dust Jacket. Neuroscientist Berns And His Team Taught Dogs To Go Into An Mri Scanner--completely Awake. They Discovered What Makes Dogs Individuals With Varying Capacities For Self-control, Different Value Systems, And A Complex Understanding Of Human Speech. Here Berns Explores The Fascinating Inner Lives Of Wild Animals From Dolphins And Sea Lions To The Extinct Tasmanian Tiger. The Team's Findings Will Fundamentally Reshape How We Think About--and Treat--animals. Introduction -- What It's Like To Be A Dog -- The Marshmallow Test -- Why A Brain? -- Seizing Sea Lions -- Rudiments -- Painting With Sound -- Buridan's Ass -- Talk To The Animals -- A Death In Tasmania -- Lonesome Tiger -- Dog Lab -- Epilogue : The Brain Ark. Gregory Berns. September 2017--title Page Verso. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 265-282) And Index. "What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist Gregory Berns and his team began with a radical step: they taught dogs to go into an MRI scanner-completely awake. They discovered what makes dogs individuals with varying capacities for self-control, different value systems, and a complex understanding of human speech. And dogs were just the beginning. In What It's Like to Be a Dog, Berns explores the fascinating inner lives of wild animals from dolphins and sea lions to the extinct Tasmanian tiger. Much as Silent Spring transformed how we thought about the environment, so What It's Like to Be a Dog will fundamentally reshape how we think about-and treat-animals. Groundbreaking and deeply humane, it is essential reading for animal lovers of all stripes"-- Provided by publisher