Question

Pepper is very smart border collie. She seems to understand human language. Scientists would hypothesize that Pepper's _____ hemisphere would respond to meaningful words whereas her _____ hemisphere would respond to intonation (emotion).

Answer 1

Left and right are the answers, respectively.

Studies have shown that, like humans, dogs may understand words and intonations coming from humans. In recent studies, scientists hypothesize that the left hemisphere of a dog's brain can process and respond to familiar words, while the right hemisphere of the brain will respond to the intonation.