Author:
Nagasawa Miho,Saito Maaya,Hirasawa Haruka,Mogi Kazutaka,Kikusui Takefumi
Abstract
AbstractThe 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 rate variability in both dogs and humans during the Strange Situation Test to examine whether the owners' parasympathetic activity was decreased by being gazed at by their dogs. Our results in a short-term of 6 s before and after the moment the dog gazed at the human face indicated that dogs’ parasympathetic activity was lower when the dogs were gazing at their owners than when it was gazing at unfamiliar persons. Dog’s autonomic activity was also lower when the dogs were living with their owners for a longer period. However, we could not determine whether gaze from the dog affected the autonomic activity in humans as attachment behavior.
Funder
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science London
Japan Science and Technology Corporation
Azabu University
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
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