It turns out that man's best friend may have hijacked a uniquely
human bonding mechanism, ensuring that we love and care for it.
Man's best friend may have hijacked a uniquely
human bonding mechanism.
Not exact matches
I came to think of my surgeon, Mr. Barry Mc Guire, a man of half my years, not as some technician of the
human mechanism but as a recently made friend with whom, in a short time, I developed a
bond of trust that is at least as strong as any other forged in my lifetime.
Our shared passions have compelled us to create a new kind of conference - to host an on - going conversation that explores what we see as the foundation of infant, child, family and community health: the
mechanism of
human bonding - how it works, why it's important, and how to develop, encourage and support it in our growing families and communities.
«Pair -
bonding in voles is not exactly the same as in people, but we believe that it likely shares many of the underlying neural
mechanisms as falling in love in
humans,» says Liu.
At present, it is not clear whether a similar
mechanism could be involved in
human bonding, says Young.
It is considered one of the most important
bonding mechanisms in
humans, without which, evolutionary
bonding, trust, and affection would not be possible.
According to the affective — emotional
mechanism hypothesis, a relaxing
human — animal
bond acts on adrenal and other corticosteroid hormones inducing a reduction of arterial pressure and cardiorespiratory rates.