Does your dog truly love you or are they faking it? A recent Newsweek cover story posed that very question and revealed that scientific research provides an answer! Really, no Really!

But can science really prove how your dog feels about you? Or for that matter, can it prove TRUE love, between animals or people? Fascinated by the scientific inquiry, Jason and Peter turned to Dr. Gregory Berns…the Distinguished Professor of Neuroeconomics at Emory University, and the scientist who conducted the actual “Love Research”, even going so far as using MRIs to discover what’s really going on in a dog’s brain!

Pet parents…prepare yourself for the truth!

IN THIS EPISODE:
So…do our dogs actually love us?
How the dog, hunting Osama bin Laden led to the first canine MRI.
Utilizing MRIs to determine dog’s true emotions.
Food and praise light up a dog’s brain reward center but is that love?
Dog racism? Alligator companionship? Cow love? Re-examining animal psychology.
Jason’s movie, Hachi: A Dog's Tale - a story of true dog love or just love for snacks?
Does our increasing understanding of animal capabilities impact how we treat them?
Eating or not eating the animals that have the capacity to love us.
What’s too cute to eat and our definitive take on cannibalism.
GoogleHEIM: The 3-year time window for certain types of dog lovers.

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Newly released book: “Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows”

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Does your dog truly love you or are they faking it? A recent Newsweek cover story posed that very question and revealed that scientific research provides an answer! Really, no Really!
But can science really prove how your dog feels about you? Or for that matter, can it prove TRUE love, between animals or people? Fascinated by the scientific inquiry, Jason and Peter turned to Dr. Gregory Berns…the Distinguished Professor of Neuroeconomics at Emory University, and the scientist who conducted the actual “Love Research”, even going so far as using MRIs to discover what’s really going on in a dog’s brain!
Pet parents…prepare yourself for the truth!
IN THIS EPISODE:
<ul>
<li>So…do our dogs actually love us?</li>
<li>How the dog, hunting Osama bin Laden led to the first canine MRI.</li>
<li>Utilizing MRIs to determine dog’s true emotions.</li>
<li>Food and praise light up a dog’s brain reward center but is that love?</li>
<li>Dog racism? Alligator companionship? Cow love? Re-examining animal psychology.</li>
<li>Jason’s movie, <a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/amzn1.dv.gti.68a9f7b0-d87c-3a81-dde2-fdcb65800de5?autoplay=0&amp;ref_=atv_cf_strg_wb">Hachi: A Dog's Tale</a> - a story of true dog love or just love for snacks?</li>
<li>Does our increasing understanding of animal capabilities impact how we treat them?</li>
<li>Eating or not eating the animals that have the capacity to love us.</li>
<li>What’s too cute to eat and our definitive take on cannibalism.</li>
<li>GoogleHEIM: The 3-year time window for certain types of dog lovers.</li>
</ul>
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FOLLOW DR. BERNS:
<a href="http://gregoryberns.com/">Website</a> - GregoryBerns.com
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<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Cowpuppy-Unexpected-Friendship-Scientists-Journey/dp/1400338808/ref=sr_1_6?dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.KmuRxPdDvPhVujr9dypO0qwO50cu_p9W1lyeFoxV_aiIpnEeZVhI3I8hUvlRpkUyAVV0HexEpm1yCfTnwH9MkxjHTMv6SqXkJeLW4VpS9mbzA9QgpJjWZnMs0qta9ipkEollJ8y6WdQimcH7iZOqscdJ7n_0SCRjAgf8p4LsUT3fJ9if_DgNw-KSFlHty2aFB-BMGr5xoPPi0-wYuOOYQzXz2Q0WQ25-1Q65NzLMfCs.z8jqcb_gbOJd-MJv1i3xo-mFB6GHTWqWcYs1AASOPp0&amp;dib_tag=se&amp;keywords=Gregory+Berns&amp;qid=1719252515&amp;s=audible&amp;sr=1-6-catcorr">Newly released book</a>: “Cowpuppy: An Unexpected Friendship and a Scientist’s Journey into the Secret World of Cows”
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Every Tuesday best friends Jason Alexander and Peter Tilden are joined by experts, newsmakers and celebrities in an attempt to find answers to the things that make us go…"Really? no, Really?” We invite you to join us, subscribe and even suggest topics, as we search for the answers to life’s most baffling, intriguing, confusing and annoying questions

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Does Your Dog Really Love You? Science Has the Answer!

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