The Canine Cognition Lab has moved!

Dr. Daphna Buchsbaum and her canine cognition lab
​are now located at
Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island USA.
Check out our NEW website
to learn more about ​our current research at Brown University!

How does your dog learn?

Our Canine Cognition Lab explores dogs’ learning and reasoning abilities. We investigate dog’s learning in a variety of contexts including dogs’ physical problem solving abilities (e.g., how to get treats out of puzzles) and their understanding of social information (e.g., following a pointing gesture or learning from a demonstration). Our research takes the form of short, interactive games and training exercises that are designed to be fun and engaging to dogs. We record dogs’ actions when interacting with people, toys and puzzles, and the choices they make, to learn more about their understanding of the world. With your consent, your dog will be videotaped during the study. The session will last for 30-60 minutes. Our findings help us understand how our canine companions minds work, which can also help us to improve programs for dogs who are trained to help humans.

Lab Affiliation

The Canine Cognition Lab is affiliated with the Computational Cognitive Development Lab at Brown University. To find out more about the dog lab at Brown University click here, and to learn about the child cognition work at Brown University, click here.