Empathic-like responding by domestic dogs (Canis familiaris) to distress in humans: an exploratory study

2012/05/28 by Deborah M. Custance, Deborah Custance, Jennifer Mayer · 5 citations
Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · Health Professions · Neuroscience · Psychology · #Clinical psychology #Cognition #Cognitive psychology #Crying #Developmental psychology #Distress #Emotional contagion #Empathy #Human-Animal Interaction Studies #Infant Health and Development #Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior #Neuroscience #Personal distress #Psychology #Social psychology

paper · doi:10.1007/s10071-012-0510-1

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Citations

• Social Modulation of Pain as Evidence for Empathy in Mice
• Genetic Evidence for an East Asian Origin of Domestic Dogs
• Putting the Altruism Back into Altruism: The Evolution of Empathy
• Empathy: Its ultimate and proximate bases

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