How your dog tells the time: Newly-discovered neurons in pets' brains can 'turn on like a clock'

Pets can accurately judge the passage of time and know when their owners are late to feed them, a new study reveals. Newly found brain cells'turn on like a clock' when your pet is waiting for dinner to work out how much time has passed. Scientists said the discovery provides fresh hope in the battle against Alzheimer's, a disease that hampers memory and navigation. It is believed these skills are closely linked with the neurons found by the team, and analysing these cells in Alzheimer's patients could shed new light on the disease. Newly found brain cells'turn on like a clock' when your pet is waiting for dinner to work out how much time has passed (stock image) In the experiment researchers focused on the medial entorhinal cortex.