Sophie Barton
@sophiebarton.bsky.social
PhD student in the Hecht Lab of Harvard University. Studying how selection shapes the brains & behaviors of working dogs, village dogs, New Guinea singing dogs, and domesticated foxes 🐶 🦊 🧠 caninebrains.org sophiealexandrabarton.com ngsdconservation.org
The best part of studying Russian domesticated foxes is getting to cuddle them after experiments 🦊
November 23, 2025 at 1:16 AM
The best part of studying Russian domesticated foxes is getting to cuddle them after experiments 🦊
Come to my #SfN poster about white matter organization in the dog brain! I’ll reward you with stickers, temporary tattoos, and chocolates 🍫 (while supplies last)
November 18, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Come to my #SfN poster about white matter organization in the dog brain! I’ll reward you with stickers, temporary tattoos, and chocolates 🍫 (while supplies last)
Me backing out of commitments I jumped into a little too eagerly
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Me backing out of commitments I jumped into a little too eagerly
I’m teaching my colleague’s puppy some neuroscience. So far she’s learned that brains and brain books are great chew toys
October 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I’m teaching my colleague’s puppy some neuroscience. So far she’s learned that brains and brain books are great chew toys
I’m Sophie, a Harvard PhD student studying brain-behavior evolution in dogs and Russian domesticated foxes 🐶 🦊 🧠
August 21, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I’m Sophie, a Harvard PhD student studying brain-behavior evolution in dogs and Russian domesticated foxes 🐶 🦊 🧠
Am I doing #SundayFishSketch right? This is my pet Betta splendens named Ragetti. Please excuse the child-like quality of my drawing 😅
July 27, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Am I doing #SundayFishSketch right? This is my pet Betta splendens named Ragetti. Please excuse the child-like quality of my drawing 😅
Do you love Labrador Retrievers? If so, my upcoming webinar on the science of Labradors may be of interest! 🐕🦺 🔬 I will explore recent research on Labradors from the fields of neuroscience, animal behavior, genetics, and more. Register here: bit.ly/labresultswebinar
July 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Do you love Labrador Retrievers? If so, my upcoming webinar on the science of Labradors may be of interest! 🐕🦺 🔬 I will explore recent research on Labradors from the fields of neuroscience, animal behavior, genetics, and more. Register here: bit.ly/labresultswebinar
My paper on brain-behavior differences in premodern and modern breed dogs is officially published — and my dog Tamsin made the cover! 🐶 🧠 www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2...
July 3, 2025 at 4:40 PM
My paper on brain-behavior differences in premodern and modern breed dogs is officially published — and my dog Tamsin made the cover! 🐶 🧠 www.jneurosci.org/content/45/2...
Dog birthday parties are so much more fun than human ones
April 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Dog birthday parties are so much more fun than human ones
I also study the Russian domesticated foxes 🦊 🧠
April 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
I also study the Russian domesticated foxes 🦊 🧠
Dog brain evolution, with a special focus on working dogs 🐕🦺🧠
April 14, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Dog brain evolution, with a special focus on working dogs 🐕🦺🧠
While tabling for the Canine Brains Project today, I timed some dogs doing the task. Hades, a GSD, was the quickest, with a time of 3.8 seconds!
April 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
While tabling for the Canine Brains Project today, I timed some dogs doing the task. Hades, a GSD, was the quickest, with a time of 3.8 seconds!
A fun little scent detection task you can do with your dog is the muffin tin game. Fill a muffin tin with tennis balls and hide a treat under one of them. See how long it takes your dog to find and access the treat!
April 12, 2025 at 8:30 PM
A fun little scent detection task you can do with your dog is the muffin tin game. Fill a muffin tin with tennis balls and hide a treat under one of them. See how long it takes your dog to find and access the treat!
My dog Tamsin and I did our first canicross race this weekend! It was amazing to see the great variety of dogs racing (including a tiny chihuahua) 🐕 🏃🏻♀️
March 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
My dog Tamsin and I did our first canicross race this weekend! It was amazing to see the great variety of dogs racing (including a tiny chihuahua) 🐕 🏃🏻♀️
A very good boy at the Boston Stand Up for Science 🐶 🧪
March 8, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A very good boy at the Boston Stand Up for Science 🐶 🧪
Took a break from researching sled dogs to actually experience them in action!
January 26, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Took a break from researching sled dogs to actually experience them in action!