"While dogs cannot produce articulated sounds, they respond to speech. Using acoustic analyses of dog vocalisations, we show that their main production rhythm is slower [than that of humans], and that human-dog-directed speech falls halfway in-between."
"Humans are much faster 'talkers' than dogs, the study showed, with a speech rate of about four syllables per second. Meanwhile dogs bark, growl, woof, and whine at a rate of about two vocalizations per second."
"EEG signals of humans and canines showed that dogs' neural responses to speech are focused on slower 'delta' rhythms, while human responses to speech are focused on faster 'theta' rhythms."
"The authors suggest that humans and dogs have different vocal processing systems, and that slowing down our speech when speaking to pets may have ultimately helped us better connect with them."
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