Scientists demonstrated for the first time that horses integrate human facial expressions and voice tones to perceive human emotion, regardless of whether the person is familiar or not.
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Original article:
Nakamura K., et al., Cross-modal perception of human emotion in domestic horses (Equus caballus), Scientific Reports, June 21, 2018.
DOI: 10.1038/s41598-018-26892-6
Funding information:
This study was supported by a Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B) (15K20946) and Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas (No. 26118004, No. 30172894).
Contact:
Associate Professor Ayaka Takimoto
Graduate School of Letters, Hokkaido University
Email: atakimoto[at]let.hokudai.ac.jp