March 24, 2015
Economics Prof. Paul Zak in ABC story on how oxytocin helps dogs bond with humans
Turns out that dogs could have evolved into man’s best friend thanks to the “love hormone” oxytocin, according to a new study.
Dogs given extra doses of oxytocin — the same hormone linked to pair-bonding in humans — were better at performing simple tasks, indicating they were better at “reading” their owners, according to a small new study published in the journal Animal Cognition.