Oxytocin-gaze positive loop and the coevolution of human-dog bonds

  • Miho Nagasawa
    Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Shouhei Mitsui
    Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Shiori En
    Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Nobuyo Ohtani
    Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Mitsuaki Ohta
    Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Yasuo Sakuma
    University of Tokyo Health Sciences, Tama, Tokyo, Japan.
  • Tatsushi Onaka
    Department of Physiology, Jichi Medical University, Shimotsuke, Tochigi, Japan.
  • Kazutaka Mogi
    Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.
  • Takefumi Kikusui
    Department of Animal Science and Biotechnology, Azabu University, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan.

説明

<jats:title>Gaze into my eyes</jats:title> <jats:p> Humans bond emotionally as we gaze into each other's eyes—a process mediated by the hormone oxytocin. Nagasawa <jats:italic>et al.</jats:italic> show that such gaze-mediated bonding also exists between us and our closest animal companions, dogs (see the Perspective by MacLean and Hare). They found that mutual gazing increased oxytocin levels, and sniffing oxytocin increased gazing in dogs, an effect that transferred to their owners. Wolves, who rarely engage in eye contact with their human handlers, seem resistant to this effect. </jats:p> <jats:p> <jats:italic>Science</jats:italic> , this issue p. <jats:related-article xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="doi" issue="6232" page="333" related-article-type="in-this-issue" vol="348" xlink:href="10.1126/science.1261022">333</jats:related-article> ; see also p. <jats:related-article xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" ext-link-type="doi" issue="6232" page="280" related-article-type="in-this-issue" vol="348" xlink:href="10.1126/science.aab1200">280</jats:related-article> </jats:p>

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  • Science

    Science 348 (6232), 333-336, 2015-04-17

    American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

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