Although interest in the neurobiology of parent–infant bonding is a century old,
neuroimaging of the human parental brain is recent. After summarizing current comparative …

Dogs perform a variety of integral roles in our society, engaging in work ranging from
assistance (eg, service dogs, guide dogs) and therapy to detection (eg, search-and-rescue …

Human cooperation is highly unusual. We live in large groups composed mostly of non-
relatives. Evolutionists have proposed a number of explanations for this pattern, including …

Accumulating behavioral and neurophysiological studies support the idea of infantile (cute)
faces as highly biologically relevant stimuli rapidly and unconsciously capturing attention …

Understanding the mechanisms and consequences of attributing socialness to artificial
agents has important implications for how we can use technology to lead more productive …

Behavioural studies revealed that the dog–human relationship resembles the human mother–
child bond, but the underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we report the results of a …

There is a growing body of scientific evidence supporting the existence of emotions in
nonhuman animals. Companion-animal owners show a strong connection and attachment …

We have previously shown that dog–owner interaction results in increasing oxytocin levels
in owners and dogs, decreasing cortisol levels in owners but increasing cortisol levels in …

Attachment relationships are widely recognized as influential in increasing prosocial
tendencies, with existing literature indicating that human attachment can increase …

Much of what was assumed about the functional topography of the hippocampus was
derived from a single case study over half a century ago. Given advances in the imaging …