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How to understand a dog

30.12.2013

The Swedish research company The Nordic Society for Invention and Discovery (NSID) has announced a desire to create a device that will allow the owner of the dog to know what his pet is thinking.

No More Woof consists of an electroencephalograph, a decoder and a speaker. All parts are fixed on a special device that is put on the dog's head. The electroencephalograph reads the electrical signals from the animal's brain and sends them to a decoder, which matches the signal with a set of pre-recorded audio recordings. The appropriate audio recording is then played back on the speaker.

According to NSID representatives, they have learned to recognize the electrical signals responsible for hunger, fatigue and curiosity. When pets feel hungry, the speaker will play "I'm hungry," when tired, "I'm tired," and so on. The company claims to be able to recognize other signals, but did not specify which ones.

"It should be noted that dogs think differently than humans. And if signals appear in the brain of a dog that speak of hunger, this does not mean at all that he "thinks" about it. Rather, this is a mental state than a thought. As for the difference between these concepts, let philosophers think about it," the authors of the project said.

The company assures that not a single dog has been harmed and will not be harmed during the research, and also emphasizes that the project is at a very early stage, so for now there is no need to show any special expectations for it.

The authors of the project posted it on the Indiegogo crowdfunding site, hoping to attract funds from ordinary people to the project. The fundraising campaign started on December 16 and will end on February 14, 2014.

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