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    Dogs are susceptible to the bouba-kiki effect

    New Scientist
    October 13, 2026
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    Dogs are susceptible to the bouba-kiki effect

    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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