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Identifying the Relation Between Stress Related Behaviours and Functional Cerebral Asymmetry in Dogs

Funder: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TÜBİTAK)
Duration: January 2018 - August 2021

This interdisciplinary project has discovered the relation between stress-related behaviors of dogs and Functional Cerebral Asymmetry (activity-related differences between two brain hemispheres), which manifests itself with paw preference. This is important since the method suggested in the study can be used to assess the level of dog welfare without the need for invasive procedures such as cortisol measurement.

People

Name Telephone Email Office
Dr Gulsen Tore Yargin Dr Gulsen Tore Yargin
Senior Lecturer in Design and Innovation Strategy
T: +44 (0)1895 267702
E: gulsen.toreyargin@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267702 gulsen.toreyargin@brunel.ac.uk Michael Sterling 160

Outputs

Isparta, S., Töre Yargin, G., Wagner, SC., Mundorf, A., Cinar Kul, B., Da Graça Pereira, G., et al. (2024) 'Measuring paw preferences in dogs, cats and rats: Design requirements and innovations in methodology'. Laterality. pp. 1 - 37. ISSN: 1357-650X

Journal article

Demirbas, YS., Isparta, S., Saral, B., Yilmaz, NK., Adiay, D., Matsui, H., et al. (2023) 'Acute and chronic stress alter behavioral laterality in dogs'. Scientific Reports, 13 (1). pp. 1 - 13. ISSN: 2045-2322 Open Access Link

Journal article