Social evolution. Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds.
Science. 2015 Apr 17;348(6232):333-6. doi: 10.1126/science.1261022. Epub 2015 Apr 16.
Science. 2015.
PMID: 25883356
We show that gazing behavior from dogs, but not wolves, increased urinary oxytocin concentrations in owners, which consequently facilitated owners' affiliation and increased oxytocin concentration in dogs. Further, nasally administered oxytocin increased gazi …
We show that gazing behavior from dogs, but not wolves, increased urinary oxytocin concentrations in owners, which consequently facil …