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  "id": 7848222,
  "title": "Dogs show human-like brain activity when they restrain themselves",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/16/dogs-show-human-like-brain-activity-when-they-restrain-themselves",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-16T18:30:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-09-dogs-human-brain-restrain.html"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "When we tell a dog \"no\" and it resists temptation, what happens in its brain? New research from the Department of Ethology at ELTE and the HUN-REN Research Centre of Natural Sciences suggests that dogs may do more than respond automatically: When they restrain their behavior, their brains show a pattern of activity resembling the human neural signature of self-control. The study is published in…",
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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."
}