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Gnanadesikan, G.E., Bray, E.E., Cook, E.N., Levy, K.M., Douglas, L.E.L.C., Kennedy, B.S., Tecot, S.R., & MacLean, E.L. (2024). Basal Plasma Oxytocin & Fecal Cortisol Concentrations are Highly Heritable and Associated with Individual Differences in Behavior & Cognition in Dog Puppies. Hormones and Behavior, 165, 105612. doi: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105612.
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Hargrave, S.H., Bray, E.E., McGrath, S., Alexander, G.E., Block, T.A., Chao, N., Darvas, M., Douglas, L.E.L.C., Galante, J., Kennedy, B.S., Kusick, B., Moreno, J.A., Promislow, D.E.L., Raichlen, D.A., Switzer, L.R., Tees, L., Underwood Aguilar, M., Urfer, S.R., Dog Aging Project Consortium, & MacLean, E.L. (2024). Characterizing Dog Cognitive Aging Using Spontaneous Problem-Solving Measures: Development of a Battery of Tests from The Dog Aging Project. GeroScience. doi: 10.1007/s11357-024-01278-x.
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Gnanadesikan, G.E., Tandon, D., Bray, E.E., Tennanbaum, S., MacLean, E.L., & vonHoldt, B.M. (2023). Transposons in the Williams-Beuren Syndrome critical region are associated with social behavior in assistance dogs. Behavior Genetics. doi: 10.1007/s10519-023-10166-7.
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ManyDogs Project, Espinosa, J., Stevens, J.R., Alberghina, D., Alway, H.E., Barela, J.D., Bogese, M., Bray, E.E., ...Zylberfuden, S.G. (2023). ManyDogs 1: A multi-lab replication study of dogs’ pointing comprehension. Animal Behavior and Cognition, 10(3), 232-286. doi: 10.2641/abc.10.03.03.2023.
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ManyDogs Project, Alberghina, D., Bray, E.E., Buchsbaum, D., Byosiere, S.E., Espinosa, J., Gnanadesikan, G.E., Guran, A., Hare, E., Horschler, D.J., Huber, L., Kuhlmeier, V.A., MacLean, E.L., Pelgrim, M.H., Perez, B., Ravid-Schurr, D., Rothkoff, L., Sexton, C.L., Silver, Z.A., & Stevens, J.R. (2023). ManyDogs Project: A Big Team Science Approach to Investigating Canine Behavior and Cognition. Comparative Cognition & Behavior Reviews, 18, 59-77. doi:10.3819/CCBR.2023.180004.
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Salomons, H., Smith, K., Callahan-Beckel, M., Callahan, M., Levy, K., Kennedy, B., Bray, E.E., Gnanadesikan, G.,
Horschler, D., Gruen, M., Jingzhi, T., White, vonHoldt, B., MacLean, E. & Hare, B. (2023). Response
to Hansen Wheat et al.: Additional analysis further supports the early emergence of cooperative communication in dogs compared to wolves raised with more human exposure. Learning & Behavior. doi: 10.3758/s13420-023-00576-2.
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Bray, E.E., Raichlen, D.A., Forsyth, K., Promislow, D.E.L., Alexander, G.E., MacLean, E.L., & Dog Aging Project Consortium (2023). Associations between physical activity and cognitive dysfunction in older companion dogs: Results from the Dog Aging Project. GeroScience, 45, 645-661. doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00655-8.
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Bray, E.E., Zheng, Z., Tolbert, M.K., McCoy, B., Dog Aging Project Consortium, Kaeberlein, M., & Kerr, K.F. (2022). Once-daily feeding is associated with better health in companion dogs: Results from the Dog Aging Project. GeroScience, 44, 1779-1790. doi: 10.1007/s11357-022-00575-7.
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Horschler, D.J., Bray, E.E., Gnanadesikan, G.E., Byrne, M., Levy, K.M., Kennedy, B.S., & MacLean, E.L. (2022). Dogs re-engage human partners when joint social play is interrupted: A behavioral signature of shared intentionality? Animal Behaviour, 183, 159-168. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2021.11.007.
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Hall, N.J., Johnston, A.M., Bray, E.E., Otto, C.M., MacLean, E.L., & Udell, M.A.R. (2021). Working Dog Training for the Twenty-First Century. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8:646022. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.646022
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Bray, E.E., Gnanadesikan, G.E., Horschler, D.J., Levy, K.M., Kennedy, B.S., Famula, T.R., & MacLean, E.L. (2021). Early-emerging and highly heritable sensitivity to human communication in dogs. Current Biology, 31(14), 3132-3136. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.04.055
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Salomons, H., Smith, K., Callahan-Beckel, M., Callahan, M., Levy, K., Kennedy, B., Bray, E., Gnanadesikan, G., Horschler, D., Gruen, M., Tan, J., White, P., MacLean, E., & Hare, B. (2021). Cooperative communication with humans evolved to emerge early in domestic dogs. Current Biology, 31(14), 3137-3144. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2021.06.051
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Bray, E.E., Otto, C.M., Udell, M.A.R., Hall, N.J., Jonston, A.M., & MacLean, E.L. (2021). Enhancing the selection and performance of working dogs. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 8:644431. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2021.644431.
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Bray, E.E., Gruen, M.E., Gnanadesikan, G.E., Horschler, D.J., Levy, K.M., Kennedy, B.S., Hare, B.A., & MacLean, E.L. (2021). Dog cognitive development: a longitudinal study across the first 2 years of life. Animal Cognition, 24, 311-328. doi: 10.1007/s10071-020-01443-7.
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Bray, E.E., Gruen, M.E., Gnanadesikan, G.E., Horschler, D.J., Levy, K.M., Kennedy, B.S., Hare, B.A., & MacLean, E.L. (2020). Cognitive characteristics of 8- to 10-week-old assistance dog puppies. Animal Behaviour, 166, 193-206. doi: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2020.05.019.
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Byrne, M., Bray, E.E., MacLean, E.L., & Johnston, A.M. (2020). Evidence for win-stay-lose-shift in puppies and adult dogs. Proceedings of the Cognitive Science Society.
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Bray, E.E., Levy, K.M., Kennedy, B.S, Duffy, D.L., Serpell, J.A., & MacLean, E.L. (2019). Predictive Models of Assistance Dog Training Outcomes Using the Canine Behavioral Assessment and Research Questionnaire and a Standardized Temperament Evaluation. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6:49.
doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00049.
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Bray, E.E., Sammel, M.D., Cheney, D.L, Serpell, J.A., & Seyfarth, R.M. (2017). Effects of maternal investment, temperament, and cognition on guide dog success. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 114(34), 9128-9133. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1704303114.
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Bray, E.E., Sammel, M.D., Seyfarth, R.M., Serpell, J.A., & Cheney, D.L. (2017). Temperament and problem solving in a population of adolescent guide dogs. Animal Cognition, 20(5), 923-939. doi: 10.1007/s10071-017-1112-8.
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Bray, E.E., Sammel, M.D., Cheney, D.L, Serpell, J.A., & Seyfarth, R.M. (2017). Characterizing early maternal style in a population of guide dogs. Frontiers in Psychology, 8, 175. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2017.00175.
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Bray, E.E., MacLean, E.L., & Hare, B.A. (2015). Increasing arousal enhances inhibitory control in calm but not excitable dogs. Animal Cognition, 18(6), 1317-1329. doi: 10.1007/s10071-015-0901-1.
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MacLean, E. L., Hare, B., Nunn, C. L., Addessi, E., Amici, F., Anderson, R. C., Aureli, F., Baker, J. M., Bania, A. E., Barnard, A. M., Boogert, N. J., Brannon, E. M., Bray, E. E., ... Zentall, T. R., & Zhao, Y. (2014). The Evolution of Self-Control. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111(20), E2140-E2148. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1323533111.
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Bray, E.E., MacLean, E. L., & Hare, B.A. (2014). Context specificity of inhibitory control in dogs. Animal Cognition, 17(1), 15-31. doi: 10.1007/s10071-013-0633-z.
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