Stanley Coren Quotes

From the dog’s viewpoint, however, they are directly asserting dominance with that stare. When you respond by giving him what he wants, the dog interprets this as a submissive gesture on your part, an...

From the dog’s viewpoint, however, they are directly asserting dominance with that stare. When you respond by giving him what he wants, the dog interprets this as a submissive gesture on your part, an...

Stanley Coren

We do not perceive what is "out ther," rather we perceive what is "in here." Our senses can only inform us of their own status. They can inform us of the elesctrical status of neurons or the physical...

Stanley Coren

We do not perceive what is "out ther," rather we perceive what is "in here." Our senses can only inform us of their own status. They can inform us of the elesctrical status of neurons or the physical...

Stanley Coren

Tags: brain, cognition, cognitive psychology, consciousness, mind, perception, psychology, sensation

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Stanley Coren (born 1942) is a psychology professor, neuropsychological researcher and writer on the intelligence, mental abilities and history of dogs. He works in research and instructs in psychology at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, British Columbia. He writes for Psychology Today in the feature series Canine Corner.

The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.

Stanley Coren

The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.

Stanley Coren

Tags: dogs, dogs loyalty, fear