SCI & TECH● LOW2h ago · Oct 13, 2026, 11:01 PM
Dogs are susceptible to the bouba-kiki effect
New Scientist · global
Just like humans, dogs seem to associate the nonsense word “bouba” with a rounded shape and “kiki” with a spiky shape, suggesting the connection stems from brain mechanisms that are shared between species
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