Current Events > New research says dogs have 'Love hormone' that reacts to their masters smile.

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UnfairRepresent 11/26/17 5:11:41 AM #1:	Wild animals have more to gain from watching out for predators than getting all warm and fuzzy when they see a smiling human. But your dog is nothing like any other animal. A new study has revealed that your pet can love you so much that it might even ignore danger to see your smiling face. If you're nice to it. Oxytocin may be the reason why your dog will always try to make you smile. How often do you pet your dog? Gaze into its loving eyes? Smile at it? Dog licking smiling owner? Hopefully, very often, because the more you do it, the more your dog will love you and new research helps us to understand why. Every time you gaze lovingly into your dogs' eyes, its levels of oxytocin the "attachment hormone" go up. And so do yours. Oxytocin has long been referred to as "the love hormone" and the "cuddle hormone," because we (and our pets) release it when we hug, touch, or look lovingly into someone's eyes. This increases our attachment to that person (or animal.) But researchers already knew this. What they didn't know was that more oxytocin also makes dogs prefer smiling faces over threatening ones kind of like we do. This may not sound like much in the human kingdom, but among animals who have a better chance of survival if they're attuned to threatening cues it's kind of a big deal. The new study was led by Prof. Outi Vainio, from the University of Helsinki in Finland, and it was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. The findings seem to reinforce a virtuous circle of affection between dogs and humans: the nicer you are to your dog, the more of the love hormone they will secrete. In turn, this will make them love you even more so much so that they might even ignore danger for your sake. Oxytocin makes dogs love your smile In case you're wondering how researchers could tell what a dog feels, the answer is pretty specific: by measuring the size of their pupils. "We were among the first researchers in the world to use pupil measurements in the evaluation of dogs' emotional states," says Prof. Vainio. "This method had previously only been used on humans and apes." Larger pupils indicated higher emotional arousal. The researchers administered oxytocin nasally to the dogs, and, using an eye-tracking device, they examined both the size of the dogs' pupils as well as the direction of their gaze. They did so twice for each dog: once after they received oxytocin, and once without the hormone. By default, dogs tend to focus more on the most salient aspects of a social situation such as frightening cues in a dangerous situation. However, oxytocin seemed to make them override this survival instinct; dogs that received oxytocin were far more interested in smiling human faces than threatening ones. This was backed by their emotional response, which was also altered. Without the hormone, they responded emotionally more to angry faces their pupils dilated more while when they were under the influence of oxytocin, they responded more to smiling faces. As the authors explain, this probably means that oxytocin makes angry faces look less threatening and smiling faces more attractive. Both of these signs indicate a higher pro-social behavior. "Both effects," says Prof. Vainio, "promote dog-human communication and the development of affectionate relations." "It seems that the hormone oxytocin influences what the dog sees and how it experiences the thing it sees," adds doctoral student and first study author Sanni Somppi. And when that thing is your smiling face, your dog most probably loves it. Full Article: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320170.php Cat owners be like 'Well who wants their pet to love them anyway!?';_; --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:891072101] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote> Wild animals have more to gain from watching out for predators than getting all warm and fuzzy when they see a smiling human. But your dog is nothing like any other animal. A new study has revealed that your pet can love you so much that it might even ignore danger to see your smiling face. If you're nice to it. Oxytocin may be the reason why your dog will always try to make you smile. How often do you pet your dog? Gaze into its loving eyes? Smile at it? Dog licking smiling owner? Hopefully, very often, because the more you do it, the more your dog will love you and new research helps us to understand why. Every time you gaze lovingly into your dogs' eyes, its levels of oxytocin the "attachment hormone" go up. And so do yours. Oxytocin has long been referred to as "the love hormone" and the "cuddle hormone," because we (and our pets) release it when we hug, touch, or look lovingly into someone's eyes. This increases our attachment to that person (or animal.) But researchers already knew this. What they didn't know was that more oxytocin also makes dogs prefer smiling faces over threatening ones kind of like we do. This may not sound like much in the human kingdom, but among animals who have a better chance of survival if they're attuned to threatening cues it's kind of a big deal. The new study was led by Prof. Outi Vainio, from the University of Helsinki in Finland, and it was published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology. The findings seem to reinforce a virtuous circle of affection between dogs and humans: the nicer you are to your dog, the more of the love hormone they will secrete. In turn, this will make them love you even more so much so that they might even ignore danger for your sake. Oxytocin makes dogs love your smile In case you're wondering how researchers could tell what a dog feels, the answer is pretty specific: by measuring the size of their pupils. "We were among the first researchers in the world to use pupil measurements in the evaluation of dogs' emotional states," says Prof. Vainio. "This method had previously only been used on humans and apes." Larger pupils indicated higher emotional arousal. The researchers administered oxytocin nasally to the dogs, and, using an eye-tracking device, they examined both the size of the dogs' pupils as well as the direction of their gaze. They did so twice for each dog: once after they received oxytocin, and once without the hormone. By default, dogs tend to focus more on the most salient aspects of a social situation such as frightening cues in a dangerous situation. However, oxytocin seemed to make them override this survival instinct; dogs that received oxytocin were far more interested in smiling human faces than threatening ones. This was backed by their emotional response, which was also altered. Without the hormone, they responded emotionally more to angry faces their pupils dilated more while when they were under the influence of oxytocin, they responded more to smiling faces. As the authors explain, this probably means that oxytocin makes angry faces look less threatening and smiling faces more attractive. Both of these signs indicate a higher pro-social behavior. "Both effects," says Prof. Vainio, "promote dog-human communication and the development of affectionate relations." "It seems that the hormone oxytocin influences what the dog sees and how it experiences the thing it sees," adds doctoral student and first study author Sanni Somppi. And when that thing is your smiling face, your dog most probably loves it. Full Article: https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/320170.php Cat owners be like 'Well who wants their pet to love them anyway!?';_;</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
WilliamPorygon 11/26/17 5:24:16 AM #2:	obligatory @HashtagTartarus --- Love dolphins and whales? Come hang out at Cetacea Cove! https://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1404-cetacea-cove <cite>WilliamPorygon posted [p:891072316] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>obligatory @HashtagTartarus</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 11/26/17 6:14:16 AM #3:	WilliamPorygon posted... obligatory @HashtagTartarus Who dat? --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:891073183] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>WilliamPorygon posted...</cite> <quote>obligatory @HashtagTartarus</quote> Who dat?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
BalanceLost 11/26/17 6:14:48 AM #4:	@The_Doge --- "BalanceLost has a steam-powered PS2 because Sweden don't have electric" - dimeanatrix <cite>BalanceLost posted [p:891073193] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>@The_Doge</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Doge 11/26/17 6:41:52 AM #5:	Wow Doge does like smiles from hoomans --- Wow such signature join Dogefaqs today http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1341-dogefaqs <cite>The_Doge posted [p:891073640] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>Wow Doge does like smiles from hoomans</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 11/26/17 6:43:23 AM #6:	Dogs don't say hooman, cats do --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:891073674] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>Dogs don't say hooman, cats do</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Doge 11/26/17 6:47:03 AM #7:	Irony posted... Dogs don't say hooman, cats do Both do --- Wow such signature join Dogefaqs today http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1341-dogefaqs <cite>The_Doge posted [p:891073745] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>Dogs don't say hooman, cats do</quote> Both do</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 11/26/17 6:47:12 AM #8:	No --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:891073750] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>No</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 11/26/17 6:55:40 AM #9:	Irony posted... No Yes --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:891073895] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>No</quote> Yes</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 11/26/17 6:57:24 AM #10:	No one was talking to you Shut the fuck up --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:891073930] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>No one was talking to you Shut the fuck up</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 11/26/17 6:59:04 AM #11:	Irony posted... No one was talking to you Shut the fuck up It's my topic. no u --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:891073959] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>No one was talking to you Shut the fuck up</quote> It's my topic. no u</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Irony 11/26/17 7:01:01 AM #12:	The second I posted it became my topic --- I am Mogar, God of Irony and The Devourer of Topics. http://i.imgtc.com/tHc3mIo.png http://i.imgtc.com/PYxw8Lm.png <cite>Irony posted [p:891073992] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>The second I posted it became my topic</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
The_Doge 11/26/17 7:18:20 AM #13:	Irony posted... No --- Wow such signature join Dogefaqs today http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/1341-dogefaqs <cite>The_Doge posted [p:891074318] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>No</quote> </quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
UnfairRepresent 11/26/17 7:30:51 AM #14:	The_Doge posted... Irony posted... No Very science Much research --- ^ Hey now that's completely unfair. https://imgtc.com/i/14JHfrt.jpg <cite>UnfairRepresent posted [p:891074551] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>The_Doge posted...</cite> <quote><cite>Irony posted...</cite> <quote>No</quote> </quote> Very science Much research</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
HashtagTartarus 11/26/17 1:54:47 PM #15:	I knew it! --- https://puu.sh/tsvPi/2281d37d96.png https://puu.sh/vbW49/579c34013a.png <cite>HashtagTartarus posted [p:891088138] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>I knew it!</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
Turbam 11/26/17 1:56:52 PM #16:	My cat loves me --- ~snip (V)_(;,;)_(V) snip~ I'm just one man! Whoa! Well, I'm a one man band! http://i.imgur.com/p9Xvjvs.gif <cite>Turbam posted [p:891088242] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote>My cat loves me</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
CapnMuffin 11/26/17 1:59:16 PM #17:	Turbam posted... My cat loves me I think youre mixing up oxytocin with the one thats concentrated apathy....whats that one called again? Anyone? Meh. --- "its okay a lizard ate me and elucidated my fate" - MJ_Max on Dark Souls 3DSFC : 0860-3930-2170 \| NNID : CapnMuffin \| XBGT : Capn Muffin <cite>CapnMuffin posted [p:891088384] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>Turbam posted...</cite> <quote>My cat loves me</quote> I think youre mixing up oxytocin with the one thats concentrated apathy....whats that one called again? Anyone? Meh.</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
SHADOW0106 11/26/17 6:43:56 PM #18:	Turbam posted... My cat loves me Fake news --- Looking for new sign GT My Lord Shadow :3DS FC 0791 2649 3488 <cite>SHADOW0106 posted [p:891104075] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>Turbam posted...</cite> <quote>My cat loves me</quote> Fake news</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
dave_is_slick 11/26/17 6:45:31 PM #19:	UnfairRepresent posted... Cat owners be like 'Well who wants their pet to love them anyway!?';_; What awful cats have you been around if you think it isn't beyond obvious when cats love you? --- The most relaxing version of Aquatic Ambiance I've ever heard: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bl61y1XM7sM <cite>dave_is_slick posted [p:891104159] in New resear... [t:76031973]...</cite> <quote><cite>UnfairRepresent posted...</cite> <quote>Cat owners be like 'Well who wants their pet to love them anyway!?';_;</quote> What awful cats have you been around if you think it isn't beyond obvious when cats love you?</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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Current Events > New research says dogs have 'Love hormone' that reacts to their masters smile. (+) Yeah! (+)

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