Do Dogs Dream?

2015-09-17

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Siegel, J. M. (2005). Clues to the functions of mammalian sleep. Nature, 437(7063), 1264-1271. http://www.nature.com/nature/journal/v437/n7063/abs/nature04285.html

Louie, K., & Wilson, M. A. (2001). Temporally structured replay of awake hippocampal ensemble activity during rapid eye movement sleep. Neuron,29(1), 145-156. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0896627301001866

Ji, D., & Wilson, M. A. (2007). Coordinated memory replay in the visual cortex and hippocampus during sleep. Nature neuroscience, 10(1), 100-107. http://www.phys.mcw.edu/documents/RewindingthetapeduringsleeptoPresent.pdf

The Complete Aristotle (2015) https://books.google.com/books?id=Ts4MCgAAQBAJ&pg=PT1362&lpg=PT1362&dq=%22It+would+appear+that+not+only+do+men+dream,+but+horses+also,+and+dogs,+and+oxen;+aye,+and+sheep,+and+goats,+and+all+viviparous+quadrupeds;+and+dogs+show+their+dreaming+by+barking+in+their+sleep.%22&source=bl&ots=FAFqOBKc-0&sig=xDqeR8bGrQsNA1Dld7K4SPenfuo&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0CEcQ6AEwCGoVChMIu9qltvf2xwIVSHQ-Ch3MoQhw#v=onepage&q=%22It%20would%20appear%20that%20not%20only%20do%20men%20dream%2C%20but%20horses%20also%2C%20and%20dogs%2C%20and%20oxen%3B%20aye%2C%20and%20sheep%2C%20and%20goats%2C%20and%20all%20viviparous%20quadrupeds%3B%20and%20dogs%20show%20their%20dreaming%20by%20barking%20in%20their%20sleep.%22&f=false

Toy poodle sleeping: https://youtu.be/TYBWl_8Pj4U

Irish wolfhound sleeping: https://youtu.be/ZA__EmGPYe4