{
  "id": 2401690,
  "title": "Scientists Gave Dogs MRIs and Learned That They're Surprisingly Good at Distinguishing Between Human Emotions, Even Some Negative Ones",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/21/scientists-gave-dogs-mris-and-learned-that-theyre-surprisingly-good",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-08-21T15:58:27.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Smithsonian",
    "slug": "smithsonian",
    "url": "https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/scientists-gave-dogs-mris-and-learned-that-theyre-surprisingly-good-at-distinguishing-between-human-emotions-even-some-negative-ones-180989329/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A recent study found that man’s best friend processes positive and negative human emotions differently and can distinguish between fearful faces and those showing sadness or anger",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}