Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not

Abstract The affiliative relationship between humans and dogs is compared to a mother–infant attachment relationship. We hypothesized that dog’s attachment behavior in negative emotional state aroused the owner’s attention toward the dog, that is, reduced parasympathetic activity. We measured heart...

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Main Authors: Miho Nagasawa, Maaya Saito, Haruka Hirasawa, Kazutaka Mogi, Takefumi Kikusui
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2023-05-01
Series:Journal of Physiological Sciences
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12576-023-00863-7
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