Laura V. Cuaya
@lauveri.bsky.social
Everyone knows that dogs are amazing. I think that dogs' brains are also fascinating! 🐶 💕 🧠
Having a marvelous time studying dogs' brains with fMRI at SCAN Unit 😊
✨Shimmering in enchanting Vienna ✨
Having a marvelous time studying dogs' brains with fMRI at SCAN Unit 😊
✨Shimmering in enchanting Vienna ✨
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Laura V. Cuaya
@lauveri.bsky.social
· Aug 10
If you live with dogs, you probably already know that they pay close attention to our emotions. 🐶
But what happens in their brains when they look at our faces? 🧠
Our paper on how dogs' brains represent human emotional faces is out today in @cp-iscience.bsky.social 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
But what happens in their brains when they look at our faces? 🧠
Our paper on how dogs' brains represent human emotional faces is out today in @cp-iscience.bsky.social 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
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August 20, 2026 at 7:49 AM
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Brain scans suggest that dogs can tell the difference between happy human faces and negative ones, and that their brains can also distinguish some negative facial expressions like fear and anger! 🧪
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
August 11, 2026 at 8:48 PM
Brain scans suggest that dogs can tell the difference between happy human faces and negative ones, and that their brains can also distinguish some negative facial expressions like fear and anger! 🧪
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
www.cell.com/iscience/ful...
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Wissenschafter*innen – und Hundeliebhaber*innen – wissen schon lange, dass Hunde bemerkenswert gut darin sind, menschliches Lachen, Stirnrunzeln & Tränen zu deuten. 🐶
Gehirnscans liefern nun erstmals den Nachweis, dass Hunde zwischen bestimmten negativen Gesichtsausdrücken unterscheiden können. 🧠 ⤵️
Gehirnscans liefern nun erstmals den Nachweis, dass Hunde zwischen bestimmten negativen Gesichtsausdrücken unterscheiden können. 🧠 ⤵️
Gehirnscans zeigen: Hunde können Emotionen in menschlichen Gesichtern unterscheiden
Forscher*innen lieferten den ersten Beweis überhaupt dafür, dass Hunde Emotionen in menschlichen Gesichtsausdrücken erkennen können
www.univie.ac.at
August 11, 2026 at 9:15 AM
Wissenschafter*innen – und Hundeliebhaber*innen – wissen schon lange, dass Hunde bemerkenswert gut darin sind, menschliches Lachen, Stirnrunzeln & Tränen zu deuten. 🐶
Gehirnscans liefern nun erstmals den Nachweis, dass Hunde zwischen bestimmten negativen Gesichtsausdrücken unterscheiden können. 🧠 ⤵️
Gehirnscans liefern nun erstmals den Nachweis, dass Hunde zwischen bestimmten negativen Gesichtsausdrücken unterscheiden können. 🧠 ⤵️
If you live with dogs, you probably already know that they pay close attention to our emotions. 🐶
But what happens in their brains when they look at our faces? 🧠
Our paper on how dogs' brains represent human emotional faces is out today in @cp-iscience.bsky.social 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
But what happens in their brains when they look at our faces? 🧠
Our paper on how dogs' brains represent human emotional faces is out today in @cp-iscience.bsky.social 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
August 10, 2026 at 5:40 PM
If you live with dogs, you probably already know that they pay close attention to our emotions. 🐶
But what happens in their brains when they look at our faces? 🧠
Our paper on how dogs' brains represent human emotional faces is out today in @cp-iscience.bsky.social 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
But what happens in their brains when they look at our faces? 🧠
Our paper on how dogs' brains represent human emotional faces is out today in @cp-iscience.bsky.social 🌼
doi.org/10.1016/j.is...
Reposted by Laura V. Cuaya
A new study of great ape laughter also gives clues about how humans’ ancient ancestors started speaking.
Differences in human and great ape laughter reveal clues to the origin of speech
A new study of great ape laughter also gives clues about how humans’ ancient ancestors started speaking.
tcnv.link
July 24, 2026 at 2:47 PM
A new study of great ape laughter also gives clues about how humans’ ancient ancestors started speaking.
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My first publication! Grateful to have had the opportunity to work on this with such an amazing and global team – and good fun to work the on the press and social media releases.
🐜🐟🐦🐬👩🔬 What does it take for completely different species to work together?
A global team of researchers explores the communication behind remarkable cross-species partnerships in a new review in Animal Behaviour.
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
#AfricanOrnithology
A global team of researchers explores the communication behind remarkable cross-species partnerships in a new review in Animal Behaviour.
📄 doi.org/10.1016/j.an...
#AfricanOrnithology
June 19, 2026 at 10:07 AM
My first publication! Grateful to have had the opportunity to work on this with such an amazing and global team – and good fun to work the on the press and social media releases.
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📢 Hi Bluesky, it's us again! If you prefer, submit a 5-min video poster for #ABL2026! Hosted on YouTube with live Q&A on Discord!
📅 Nov 12 | Free, online, worldwide
🌍Studying Behaviour In A Changing World
🔗 Learn more, register, submit Register here: lnkd.in/eGs--Ueq
📅 Nov 12 | Free, online, worldwide
🌍Studying Behaviour In A Changing World
🔗 Learn more, register, submit Register here: lnkd.in/eGs--Ueq
August 3, 2026 at 7:13 PM
📢 Hi Bluesky, it's us again! If you prefer, submit a 5-min video poster for #ABL2026! Hosted on YouTube with live Q&A on Discord!
📅 Nov 12 | Free, online, worldwide
🌍Studying Behaviour In A Changing World
🔗 Learn more, register, submit Register here: lnkd.in/eGs--Ueq
📅 Nov 12 | Free, online, worldwide
🌍Studying Behaviour In A Changing World
🔗 Learn more, register, submit Register here: lnkd.in/eGs--Ueq
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I am happy to share that the second paper of my PhD has been published 🥳 I got to work with dog puppies at the age of 6 to 8 weeks 🐶😍 and test them in an Overimitation task:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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July 31, 2026 at 9:40 AM
I am happy to share that the second paper of my PhD has been published 🥳 I got to work with dog puppies at the age of 6 to 8 weeks 🐶😍 and test them in an Overimitation task:
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
kwnsfk27.r.eu-west-1.awstrack.me/L0/https:%2F...
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Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to investigate #innovation in great #apes:
PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!
PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!
July 28, 2026 at 11:18 AM
Join us in Vienna! We are looking for a #PhD student and a #Postdoc to investigate #innovation in great #apes:
PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!
PhD ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Postdoc ad: share.eva.mpg.de/index.php/s/...
Application deadline: August 17th. Please share widely!
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New 🫏 🔽 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
July 23, 2026 at 3:31 PM
New 🫏 🔽 www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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2026. Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task. new from us, led by @chimpsahoi.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
June 17, 2026 at 2:43 AM
2026. Domestic goats can follow the direction of human voices to solve a hidden-object task. new from us, led by @chimpsahoi.bsky.social royalsocietypublishing.org/rsos/article...
What is better than one dog playing? Seventeen dogs, of course 😊 🐶
Check out our open Zenodo dataset on dog sounds during social play zenodo.org/records/1897...
Check out our open Zenodo dataset on dog sounds during social play zenodo.org/records/1897...
June 24, 2026 at 4:33 PM
What is better than one dog playing? Seventeen dogs, of course 😊 🐶
Check out our open Zenodo dataset on dog sounds during social play zenodo.org/records/1897...
Check out our open Zenodo dataset on dog sounds during social play zenodo.org/records/1897...
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1/10 Each species lives in a different temporal world.
Just as each species lives in its own “Umwelt”, this Umwelt includes a “timescape”. The authors of this study (@singhal.bsky.social, J. Birch, and A. Seth) propose five “windows” to study it.
(paper) linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Just as each species lives in its own “Umwelt”, this Umwelt includes a “timescape”. The authors of this study (@singhal.bsky.social, J. Birch, and A. Seth) propose five “windows” to study it.
(paper) linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
June 20, 2026 at 10:57 AM
1/10 Each species lives in a different temporal world.
Just as each species lives in its own “Umwelt”, this Umwelt includes a “timescape”. The authors of this study (@singhal.bsky.social, J. Birch, and A. Seth) propose five “windows” to study it.
(paper) linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
Just as each species lives in its own “Umwelt”, this Umwelt includes a “timescape”. The authors of this study (@singhal.bsky.social, J. Birch, and A. Seth) propose five “windows” to study it.
(paper) linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii...
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Goats can find food by following a human voice. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
Goats can find food by following a human voice, study finds
Experiments show 29 animals moved towards a treat-filled bucket 60% of the time when guided by a researcher
www.theguardian.com
June 17, 2026 at 7:37 AM
Goats can find food by following a human voice. www.theguardian.com/science/2026...
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We need a few more people, please consider participating in this very short study - you can also win something! 😁
Im Rahmen einer Bachelorarbeit untersuchen wir, wie unterschiedliche Schreibstile das Textverständnis beeinflussen 🔤
Die Teilnahme an der Studie ist anonym und dauert nur wenige Minuten. Es werden vier 20 € Amazon-Gutscheine verlost bzw. 0,5 VP-Stunden vergeben.
➡️ s2survey.net/Wissensfrage...
Die Teilnahme an der Studie ist anonym und dauert nur wenige Minuten. Es werden vier 20 € Amazon-Gutscheine verlost bzw. 0,5 VP-Stunden vergeben.
➡️ s2survey.net/Wissensfrage...
Trixie: I Have All The Questions (Toy Story 4)
ALT: Trixie: I Have All The Questions (Toy Story 4)
static.klipy.com
June 18, 2026 at 9:21 AM
We need a few more people, please consider participating in this very short study - you can also win something! 😁
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Is your cat truly happy? New research provides answers 🥼
We all think our cats are doing great 🐈 our study of 400+ caretakers found an average quality of life score of 89/100. But when we looked more closely, the picture was more nuanced
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
#CatWelfare #AnimalWelfare #Cats
We all think our cats are doing great 🐈 our study of 400+ caretakers found an average quality of life score of 89/100. But when we looked more closely, the picture was more nuanced
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
#CatWelfare #AnimalWelfare #Cats
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February 26, 2026 at 8:02 AM
Is your cat truly happy? New research provides answers 🥼
We all think our cats are doing great 🐈 our study of 400+ caretakers found an average quality of life score of 89/100. But when we looked more closely, the picture was more nuanced
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
#CatWelfare #AnimalWelfare #Cats
We all think our cats are doing great 🐈 our study of 400+ caretakers found an average quality of life score of 89/100. But when we looked more closely, the picture was more nuanced
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.ap...
#CatWelfare #AnimalWelfare #Cats
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1/16 Do other species understand death?
In this study with cockatoos, we approach this question from its foundation, by studying one of its central components: sensitivity to the permanent loss of a function.
I will explain it in this thread (with videos)
(paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this study with cockatoos, we approach this question from its foundation, by studying one of its central components: sensitivity to the permanent loss of a function.
I will explain it in this thread (with videos)
(paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
June 16, 2026 at 4:42 PM
1/16 Do other species understand death?
In this study with cockatoos, we approach this question from its foundation, by studying one of its central components: sensitivity to the permanent loss of a function.
I will explain it in this thread (with videos)
(paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
In this study with cockatoos, we approach this question from its foundation, by studying one of its central components: sensitivity to the permanent loss of a function.
I will explain it in this thread (with videos)
(paper) www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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After years of working with Gifted dogs, this paper marks the end of that chapter for me 🐕
We compared gifted and typical dogs and found that what sets gifted dogs apart may not be curiosity, but their social motivation
Grateful to the dogs and their humans 💙
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We compared gifted and typical dogs and found that what sets gifted dogs apart may not be curiosity, but their social motivation
Grateful to the dogs and their humans 💙
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
Toy exploration in gifted word learner dogs and typical dogs - Animal Cognition
Labelling has a pronounced effect on increasing infants’ attention to objects. At the same time, infants actively seek social cues when presented with novel objects and early signs of communicative in...
link.springer.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:00 PM
After years of working with Gifted dogs, this paper marks the end of that chapter for me 🐕
We compared gifted and typical dogs and found that what sets gifted dogs apart may not be curiosity, but their social motivation
Grateful to the dogs and their humans 💙
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
We compared gifted and typical dogs and found that what sets gifted dogs apart may not be curiosity, but their social motivation
Grateful to the dogs and their humans 💙
link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Our preregistered systematic review & meta-analysis published in Nature Mental Health shows that nature exposure is linked to small-to-moderate reductions in self-reported pain (SMD = .53; N = 4,439). But high heterogeneity and moderate-to-high risk of bias call for a cautious interpretation (1/5)
Nature exposure reduces self-reported pain: a systematic review and meta-analysis - Nature Mental Health
The authors conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 62 studies, including more than 4,400 participants across 21 countries, to investigate the effects of nature exposure on self-reported pa...
www.nature.com
January 6, 2026 at 10:17 AM
Our preregistered systematic review & meta-analysis published in Nature Mental Health shows that nature exposure is linked to small-to-moderate reductions in self-reported pain (SMD = .53; N = 4,439). But high heterogeneity and moderate-to-high risk of bias call for a cautious interpretation (1/5)
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Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
January 19, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Cow Tools!
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
We have lived alongside cows for nearly 10,000 years.
We breed them and exploit them
It is now, only now, that we have discovered THEY CAN USE TOOLS
Here I describe our study
(paper) www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti... in @currentbiology.bsky.social
with @auersperga.bsky.social
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I’m thrilled to share that our paper “Effort and time costs influence motivational asymmetries in self-benefitting vs. pro-environmental decisions” is now published in Communications Psychology! 🌿
OA link: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
1/6
OA link: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
1/6
Effort and time costs influence motivational asymmetries in self-benefitting vs pro-environmental decisions - Communications Psychology
People are less willing to incur time and effort costs for the environment than for themselves, with computational modeling revealing nonlinear discounting of time and effort linked to support for cos...
www.nature.com
November 26, 2025 at 10:14 AM
I’m thrilled to share that our paper “Effort and time costs influence motivational asymmetries in self-benefitting vs. pro-environmental decisions” is now published in Communications Psychology! 🌿
OA link: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
1/6
OA link: www.nature.com/articles/s44...
1/6
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Just posted a new preprint!
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
November 19, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Just posted a new preprint!
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
Our project builds on @maleenthiele.bsky.social's earlier work and came together through a collaboration with her and @christophvoelter.bsky.social
Preprint link: www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1...
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✨My first first-author paper is out✨
Entorhinal grid-like codes for visual space during memory formation in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ rdcu.be/eLRm2
Big thanks to everyone @isabellacwagner.bsky.social, @tobiasstaudigl.bsky.social, @olejensen.bsky.social, @doellerlab.bsky.social, @clauslamm.bsky.social
Entorhinal grid-like codes for visual space during memory formation in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ rdcu.be/eLRm2
Big thanks to everyone @isabellacwagner.bsky.social, @tobiasstaudigl.bsky.social, @olejensen.bsky.social, @doellerlab.bsky.social, @clauslamm.bsky.social
Entorhinal grid-like codes for visual space during memory formation
Nature Communications - Eye movements during scene viewing are tied to grid-like codes in the entorhinal cortex. Grid signals are specific to later remembered scenes, covary with activity in...
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October 20, 2025 at 4:42 PM
✨My first first-author paper is out✨
Entorhinal grid-like codes for visual space during memory formation in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ rdcu.be/eLRm2
Big thanks to everyone @isabellacwagner.bsky.social, @tobiasstaudigl.bsky.social, @olejensen.bsky.social, @doellerlab.bsky.social, @clauslamm.bsky.social
Entorhinal grid-like codes for visual space during memory formation in @natcomms.nature.com ➡️ rdcu.be/eLRm2
Big thanks to everyone @isabellacwagner.bsky.social, @tobiasstaudigl.bsky.social, @olejensen.bsky.social, @doellerlab.bsky.social, @clauslamm.bsky.social
It’s been a long time coming.
To commemorate August 2024, we celebrate one era at a time, each with a wonderstruck study and a sparkling canine mind.
Welcome to The Mind Tour, Dogs’ Version! 🎉
To commemorate August 2024, we celebrate one era at a time, each with a wonderstruck study and a sparkling canine mind.
Welcome to The Mind Tour, Dogs’ Version! 🎉
August 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
It’s been a long time coming.
To commemorate August 2024, we celebrate one era at a time, each with a wonderstruck study and a sparkling canine mind.
Welcome to The Mind Tour, Dogs’ Version! 🎉
To commemorate August 2024, we celebrate one era at a time, each with a wonderstruck study and a sparkling canine mind.
Welcome to The Mind Tour, Dogs’ Version! 🎉