Miklósi Ádám, Kubinyi Enikő
Department of Ethology, Eötvös Loránd University, Budapest.
MTA-ELTE Comparative Ethology Research Group, Hungarian Academy of Sciences, Budapest.
Curr Dir Psychol Sci. 2016 Oct 1;25(5):300-306. doi: 10.1177/096372141666606.
Dogs have occupied a central place in modern comparative cognition, partly because of their specific past and present relationship with humans. Over the years, we have gained insights about the functioning of the dog's mind, which has helped us to understand how dogs' problem-solving abilities differ from those present in related species such as the wolf. Novel methodologies are also emerging that allow for the study of neural and genetic mechanisms that control mental functions. By providing an overview from an ethological perspective, we call for greater integration of the field and a better understanding of natural dog behavior as a way to generate scientific hypotheses.
狗在现代比较认知中占据着核心地位，部分原因在于它们过去和现在与人类的特殊关系。多年来，我们对狗的思维运作有了深入了解，这有助于我们理解狗的解决问题能力与狼等相关物种的差异。新的方法也不断涌现，使得对控制心理功能的神经和遗传机制的研究成为可能。通过从行为学角度进行概述，我们呼吁该领域进行更深入的整合，并更好地理解狗的自然行为，以此作为生成科学假设的一种方式。
