It's been suggested that animals may have an ability to sense abnormalities in brain waves. As far as I know that idea hasn't been investigated. Alpha waves (reference one (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epilepsy)/two (http://www.answers.com/topic/electroencephalograph)) represent the background functioning of the brain. Brain waves are known to change when an epileptic fit is approaching, and some people think that's what epilepsy service dogs detect. If a multiple bod's alpha waves change depending on the front, that could explain it.
But it may be more straightforward. Animals are necessarily good at picking up the minutiae of behaviour and mood. Cats are attracted to people who dislike them, dogs don't tend to like it.
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence about people being able to exchange psychic messages with animals, calm them down etc. I'm sceptical about this myself.
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Date: 2005-03-21 05:40 pm (UTC)But it may be more straightforward. Animals are necessarily good at picking up the minutiae of behaviour and mood. Cats are attracted to people who dislike them, dogs don't tend to like it.
There is plenty of anecdotal evidence about people being able to exchange psychic messages with animals, calm them down etc. I'm sceptical about this myself.