Thursday, October 15, 2026
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Your dog may link sounds with shapes, just like you do

Sounds have shapes. That might sound strange since sound waves are invisible, but a famous psychological experiment in the 1920s showed that our brains naturally link spoken sounds to visual forms. According to new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, dogs may do this too.

Your dog may link sounds with shapes, just like you do
Image: Phys.org
Sounds have shapes. That might sound strange since sound waves are invisible, but a famous psychological experiment in the 1920s showed that our brains naturally link spoken sounds to visual forms. According to new research published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, dogs may do this too.

Originally published at Phys.org

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