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Ever wonder if Rover really loves you — or if he’s just in it for the kibbles?

Alas, scientists haven’t figured out exactly how our dogs feel about us. But a study published this week in the journal PLOS One has yielded fresh insight into how dogs see us. It adds to existing research showing that — much like humans, other primates and even goats — our canine friends use specific regions of their brain to “process” our faces.

“Our study provides evidence that human faces are truly special for dogs, as it involves particular brain activity,” study co-author Dr. Luis Concha, an associate professor at the National Autonomous University of Mexico’s Institute of Neurobiology, told The Huffington Post in an email. “To dogs, the human face is no ordinary thing.”

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