Oct 6, 2022
2 min read
Petting (Real) Dogs Activates the Social Brain
There have been lots of studies into the positive impacts of having pets around us — but this study just published looked at brain activation patterns while being with a dog, petting a dog and with an ersatz cuddly toy lion.
The research showed that brain activation patterns were highest when petting dogs — unsurprising because this was the most interactive condition in the study…
