This narrative illustration visualizes the discovery of how oxytocin-mediated neural circuits in the hypothalamus promote social bonding through playful interactions. A traditional Japanese landscape ...

The human-animal bond is a mutually beneficial interaction between people and animals. We focus on dogs and cats when discussing the human-animal bond but bonding can happen with any animal species.

We all have at least one friend that treats their dog like an actual human child. Scientists think you shouldn't be a hater: There’s 20,000 to 40,000 years of evolution causing them to behave that way ...