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University of Washington scientists spent with pets unusual experiment, as a result of which they found out how short pet communication helps man overcome stress.
AERA Open magazine published the results of research in which 249 students took part. Students intentionally divided into four groups.
Members of the peo group contacted dogs and cats 10 minutes. The second group just watched the first. Third group looked at various pictures with pets. Participants in the experiment from the fourth group were only informed that they will be in contact with animals, but this is not happened.
Subsequently, scientists at different times took (three times) samples saliva in each participant in the experiment to assess the hormone content stress – cortisol in the body. As a result, scientists noticed that in the first group, the stress hormone decreased significantly after contact with animals in 10 minutes.
Cortisol levels in the second group also decreased, while in students other remaining groups there were no changes in the composition stress hormone.
As the scientists concluded, a ten-minute contact with dog or cat so that stress levels are substantially decreased.
Andrey Vetrov
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