When Dogs and Humans Connect, So Do Their Brainwaves - Neuroscience News
Jacqueline Boydneurosciencenews.com
When Dogs and Humans Connect, So Do Their Brainwaves - Neuroscience News
animals constantly check on their social partners – not because they are frightened of them but because they are anxious not to lose sight of them.
In some part of their brain, even drowsing, they will comprehend motion. Through the seals in the van doors they will detect traces of passing substances: clays, flints, grasslands, under diesel and bitumen, exhaust fumes. And humans nearby – perspiration, hormones. They are intelligent analysts. In those in captivity, she’s witnessed incredible
... See moreWithout synchrony and the deeper forms of connection that lie beyond it, we may be at greater risk for mental instability and poor physical health. With synchrony and other levels of neural interaction, humans teach and learn, forge friendships and romances, and cooperate and converse. We are driven to connect, and synchrony is one way our brains
... See more