Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not
Abstract The 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...
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| author | Miho Nagasawa Maaya Saito Haruka Hirasawa Kazutaka Mogi Takefumi Kikusui |
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| description | Abstract The 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. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-ddc09c759ee74c36abe61526fc4d3f2b2023-05-21T11:10:40ZengBMCJournal of Physiological Sciences1880-65622023-05-0173111110.1186/s12576-023-00863-7Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did notMiho Nagasawa0Maaya Saito1Haruka Hirasawa2Kazutaka Mogi3Takefumi Kikusui4Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu UniversityDepartment of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu UniversityDepartment of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu UniversityDepartment of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu UniversityDepartment of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu UniversityAbstract The 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.https://doi.org/10.1186/s12576-023-00863-7AttachmentDogGazeHeart rate variabilityStrange Situation Test |
| spellingShingle | Miho Nagasawa Maaya Saito Haruka Hirasawa Kazutaka Mogi Takefumi Kikusui Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not Journal of Physiological Sciences Attachment Dog Gaze Heart rate variability Strange Situation Test |
| title | Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not |
| title_full | Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not |
| title_fullStr | Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not |
| title_full_unstemmed | Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not |
| title_short | Dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not |
| title_sort | dogs showed lower parasympathetic activity during mutual gazing while owners did not |
| topic | Attachment Dog Gaze Heart rate variability Strange Situation Test |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s12576-023-00863-7 |
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