<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438">We humans, keep meeting people throughout
our lifespan. We make <b>connections</b>, we lose them. Also, some humans make
connections with materialistic things. But all these connections last just for a particular time due to the effect they create on our life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"><b>Human behavior </b>always tends to make
permanent connections where they get happiness and loyalty. Many types of research and
studies have shown that a bond between <b>human-animal </b>is more strong compared to
human-human. This is because humans sometimes tend to be selfish at times but animals
don’t.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438">The most prominent bond between humans-animals is the bond between humans and <b>pet dogs</b>. We are aware that dogs
always show loyalty, honesty, and care toward their human friend.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438">Talking about a friend, Dogs are not just
pets. They just become like a friend. They play, they care, and they share as we
human friends do.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal">&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;<img src="/media/django-summernote/2022-10-07/440d8de0-10a0-434f-9254-b4faf6b4736f.webp" style="width: 325.688px; height: 217.125px;"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438">A recent study revealed that dogs can smell
stress. Apart from their sniffing skills, they can do so because they connect
to humans in such a way.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><font color="#212438" face="Arial, sans-serif"><span style="font-size: 24px;"><u>Read this</u>:&nbsp;</span></font><a href="https://educracypedia.com/news/category_news/dogs-can-smell-stress/" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 18px;"><b>Dogs can smell stress</b></span></a></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438">Dogs always show selfless love to humans. They help
humans to overcome <b>mental health</b> issues.&nbsp;</span><span style="color: rgb(33, 36, 56); font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 18pt;">If we want to learn what it
means to love and care selflessly, let’s just look at dogs. They are a perfect
example of this.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color: rgb(33, 36, 56); font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;; font-size: 18pt;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:
&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;color:#212438">New research reveals that viewing,
feeling, and touching real dogs leads to higher levels of activity in the
<b>prefrontal cortex</b> of the <b>brain</b>. This research is published in PLOS ONE and was
led by Rahel Marti </span><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;">at the University of Basel in Switzerland. The prefrontal cortex is
relevant because it is responsible for the regulation and processing of social
and emotional interactions.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><br></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;">These
findings have implications for <b>animal-assisted clinical therapy</b>. This is so
because interacting with dogs helps people to cope with stress and
depression issues. According to the researchers, understanding this brain
activity will help clinicians to enhance systems for animal-assisted therapy.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 18pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> </span><span style="font-size:18.0pt;line-height:115%;font-family:&quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;
color:#212438"><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;">During this study, the
researchers examined the activity in the prefrontal cortex of the brain. They
measured this activity with <b>infrared neuroimaging technology</b>. The research
involved 19 men and women. Each individual viewed a dog. They also petted the
dog. These same conditions were performed with Leo. It is nothing but a stuffed
lion with filled with a water bottle for matching the temperature and weight of
the dogs.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;">&nbsp;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;">This study resulted
that when the individuals interacted with the real dogs, the prefrontal
activity was greater. The largest result showed in <b>petting </b>which was
considered as the most interactive activity. Secondly, the prefrontal activity
of the brain kept increasing every time the individuals interacted with the real
dogs. These results were not observed while interacting with Leo.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;"><br></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;"> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 7.5pt; line-height: normal; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial;"><span style="font-size: 18pt; font-family: Arial, &quot;sans-serif&quot;;">The authors of this
study added: "The present study
demonstrates that prefrontal brain activity in healthy subjects increased with
a rise in interactional closeness with a dog or a plush animal, but especially
in contact with the dog the activation is stronger. This indicates that
interactions with a dog might activate more attentional processes and elicit
stronger emotional arousal than comparable nonliving stimuli."</span></p>