Working Smarter Not Harder: Oxytocin Increases Domestic Dogs’ (Canis familiaris) Accuracy, but Not Attempts, on an Object Choice Task

Working Smarter Not Harder: Oxytocin Increases Domestic Dogs’ (Canis familiaris) Accuracy, but Not Attempts, on an Object Choice Task

The neuropeptide oxytocin (OT) has been shown to enhance dogs’ ability to perform an object choice task (OCT) involving the use of human pointing cues, when delivered intranasally. This study aimed at further investigating whether OT enhances task performance by increasing choices made, or by increa...

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Main Authors: Jessica Lee Oliva, Manuel Mengoli, Tiago Mendonça, Alessandro Cozzi, Patrick Pageat, Camille Chabaud, Eva Teruel, Céline Lafont-Lecuelle, Cécile Bienboire-Frosini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Psychology
Subjects:
oxytocin
DAP
dog
attachment
object choice
pheromone
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02141/full

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https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.02141/full

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