Cards (5)

  • what are some common compulsions in dogs?
    pacing, staring , vocalising
  • who reseaerched compulsive disorder in dogs?
    Tang 2014
  • what did tang do?
    researched compulsive disorder that naturally occurs in dogs which closely model OCD in humans (easier to research dogs as the genetics are less complex)
  • why is it easier to research dogs?
    the genetics are less complex
  • what did Tang find?
    gene analysis showed that OCD-affected dogs had significantly higher levels of particular gene variants THEREFORE suggesting there is a genetic link to OCD