#  How a little nurture, a little nature shaped your dog’s brain 

 





September 01, 2026

 

 

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*Photos by Celia Muto/Courtesy of Mélina Cordeau and Carlos Sanchez/Harvard FAS Staff Photographer*Brain scans reveal how selective breeding and individual training have forged canine communication skills. Postdoctoral fellow Mélina Cordeau and Associate Professor of Human Evolutionary Biology Erin Hecht hypothesized that dogs’ brains have been shaped by their relationships with humans.

Author: Eileen O’Grady for the FAS Current

Full text: [Link](https://current.fas.harvard.edu/stories/how-little-nurture-little-nature-shaped-your-dogs-brain)



 

 

 



 

 

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