Dogs With Dementia Show a Curious Similarity to Humans With Alzheimer's

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Canines are cluing-in scientists to the sleep science of dementia.

that the daily sleep-wake pattern of a dog was"dramatically altered" in senior canines. Yet past studies like this one relied on surgically implanting electrodes into a dog's brain.

This requires attaching an electroencephalogram to a dog's head while it naps. The instrument then records brain waves from outside the skull. The findings confirm what dog owners have been noticing for years: Older pets with cognitive decline tend to suffer more fromIt could be that these sleep disturbances are triggering cognitive decline, but it could also be true that the cognitive decline is causing the sleep disturbances. In all probability, researchers suspect it's a bit of both.

 

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