{"id":127701,"date":"2024-03-16T12:30:24","date_gmt":"2024-03-16T16:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=127701"},"modified":"2024-03-16T15:11:12","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T19:11:12","slug":"paws-for-thought-dog-interaction-boosts-brainwaves-and-relaxation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=127701","title":{"rendered":"(Neuroscience News) Paws for Thought: Dog Interaction Boosts Brainwaves and Relaxation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A new study highlights the psychological and neurological benefits of interacting with dogs, revealing that activities such as playing and walking with dogs enhance brain wave strengths linked to relaxation and concentration. This research moves beyond general observations by using EEG technology to quantify the brain\u2019s electrical activity during eight distinct dog-related activities, including grooming, playing, and feeding.<\/p>\n<p>The findings indicate significant reductions in stress, depression, and fatigue following these interactions. This nuanced understanding of how different activities impact well-being could inform more effective animal-assisted therapies.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/neurosciencenews.com\/dog-interaction-relaxation-brainwaves-25765\/\">Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Paws for Thought: Dog Interaction Boosts Brainwaves and Relaxation &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/bs1iMfM8mc\">https:\/\/t.co\/bs1iMfM8mc<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NeuroscienceNew?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@neurosciencenew<\/a> &lt;&#8211; Most dog owners know this when they interact with their canine family and friends<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Bob Choat (@BobChoat) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BobChoat\/status\/1768662319670968683?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 15, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A new study highlights the psychological and neurological benefits of interacting with dogs, revealing that activities such as playing and walking with dogs enhance brain wave strengths linked to relaxation and concentration. This research moves beyond general observations by using<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/?p=127701\">Read more &#8250;<\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":794,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[189,104],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-127701","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-animals","category-health-medicine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127701","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/794"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=127701"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127701\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":127708,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/127701\/revisions\/127708"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=127701"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=127701"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kendallharmon.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=127701"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}