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Dogs' Perception of Time and Memory Explored
TLDR Dogs have the capacity for forming long-term episodic memory and use their memories of past experiences to predict the future. However, their perception of time is not based on the human construct of time and they live in the present.
Timestamped Summary
00:00
Dogs' perception of time and memory is explored through a case in which a dog was used as a witness in a criminal case.
04:06
Dogs have circadian oscillators that regulate their circadian rhythm, but their perception of time is not based on the human construct of time.
07:40
Dogs use their memories of past experiences to predict the future, either through episodic memory or semantic memory, and studies have shown that animals like pigeons and primates have good short-term memory but struggle with long-term memory.
11:30
Animals, including dogs, are not stuck in the present and do have the capacity for forming long-term episodic memory, as evidenced by examples such as squirrels hoarding food for the winter and primates making choices based on future needs.
14:49
Dogs may have the capacity for episodic memory and can perceive time, but humans may not have developed tests clever enough to definitively prove this.
18:38
According to Roberts, dogs do not perceive time as a human construct consisting of a past, present, and future, and instead live in the present.
22:16
Chuck and the host discuss listener mail and corrections related to their Muppet podcast episode.
25:46
The hosts read listener emails and corrections related to their previous episode on Muppets.
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Society & Culture
