Petting dogs makes people 'more sociable' and science just proved it

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Petting dogs makes people 'more sociable' and science just proved it
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Science has now confirmed that petting dogs actually boosts neurons in humans' pre-frontal cortex – the area of the brain that helps regulate emotional interactions.

makes people more sociable – according to science.

‘This indicates that interactions with a dog might activate more attentional processes and elicit stronger emotional arousal than comparable non-living stimuli.’ Each condition was also performed with Leo, a stuffed lion. Its fur was also filled with a water bottle to match the temperature and weight of the dogs.

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