Why does petting/playing with our pets make us happy? Even if the pet is sleeping we still feel happy just from touching them?
In: Biology
My link was removed, because I didn’t also explain. First here’s that link again:
https://iheartdogs.com/new-research-shows-that-petting-dogs-is-like-a-drug-for-our-brains/
While researchers aren’t 100% sure why, when we pet our dogs, look at them, or even just think about them, our brains release some “happiness” hormones, like oxytocin. Oxytocin is the same chemical that mothers’ brains release when suckling a newborn, and it’s also released in the brain of her infant. Similarly, dogs’ brains have been shown to release happy hormones too, so they love us as much as we love them!
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