A brief research I have come up with this The dogs By spending time with Mental stress And anxiety can be reduced.
Brain scans of 30 healthy adults show that simply interacting with dogs, whether it’s grooming them, feeding them or playing with them, produces electrical activity in the brain that promotes relaxation, mental focus, creativity and It is associated with attention.
Scientists say that people involved in the research reported that ‘after all the activities with the dogs, they felt less tired, depressed and stressed.’
The team of researchers says that while ‘bonding’ with animals may have played a role in developing these feelings in the study participants, the results strengthen the evidence that dog-assisted therapy that Often done in hospitals, schools, and prisons, it can help reduce anxiety and stress.
For the study, published in the journal Plus One, researchers examined the brain activity of 15 men and 15 women aged 20 and older. A device called electroencephalogram (EEG) was used for this purpose.
The men spent time with the well-behaved and well-trained four-year-old cat, playing with it, feeding it, grooming it, petting it, taking pictures of it, hugging it and walking it. Each activity lasted approximately three minutes.
EEGs detected alpha brain waves while the subjects played and walked with the dog, the researchers said. This practice ‘expresses a state of calm awareness.’
Meanwhile, grooming or gently petting a dog has been shown to increase beta waves in the brain, which are associated with greater mental concentration.
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“This research shows that dog-specific movements increase visceral (human) brain activity, leading to greater relaxation, emotional stability, focus, mental focus, and stimulating creativity,” the authors wrote.
Dr Jacqueline Boyd, senior lecturer in animal science at Nottingham Trent University, says the findings will not come as a surprise to dog carers.
“By measuring brain activity in people during a variety of direct interactions with dogs,” he said Man And further enhances our understanding of dog relationships.’
Dr Boyd added that the inclusion of people in the research favored people who were already happy with dog relationships, so ‘to say that bonding with all dogs would benefit all people is a stretch’. It should be done with caution.
“The novelty of being part of a study with a friendly dog should also be highlighted given that the data may be limited,” he said.
‘However, the details of physiological responses during interactions with dogs suggest that there are some consistent similarities in the biological basis of human-dog interactions that may be of therapeutic benefit.’
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2024-07-24 05:14:58
