Reasoning of consciousness in animal

In a previous work, we developed a new method to distinguish between human subjects with a major depression from those with a bipolar disorder using a quantitative molecular evaluations of platelet specific fatty acids (Palmitic Acid, Linoleic Acid, and Arachidonic Acid) in human subjects with mood disorders through the use of a complex mathematical function (Self Organizing Map-SOM). Furthermore, we used the same tool in another study for a comparative evaluation of animals such as: sheep, cat, horse, donkey, cattle, pig, rat and guinea pig. Through the determination of the membrana platelets fatty acids, interpreted by an artificial neural network and by a molecular index B2, it was possible to classify the humans mood disorders. As a natural continuation of similar studies in the animal field, this research had the purpose of determining the membrana platelets fatty acids of dogs. 14 dogs of two breeds (Alaskan Malamute and German Shepherd) were investigated. The index B2 medium, present in both breeds, does not differ from the one found in human patients with mood disorders. Moreover, differently from what happens for other animal species, two dogs, one for each breed, reported negative values of B2. This made us assume a clear similarity with the corresponding values highlighted in studied humans patients with major depression. These results may be considered particularly interesting in connection to possible new interpretations of animal consciousness and behavior.