LOOKING INTO YOUR DOG’S EYES IS LIKE FALLING IN LOVE

 

Researchers at Azabu University in Japan discovered that as dogs gaze into their human owners’ eyes, the hormone oxytocin, the “love hormone” which strengthens emotional bonds and links to maternal bonding, releases in both the dogs and the people.

Paper:
http://www.sciencemag.org/content/348/6232/333

Article:
http://mic.com/articles/115768/science-has-figured-out-why-looking-into-your-dog-s-eyes-is-like-falling-in-love

Corina Marinescu