Effects of presence of a familiar pet dog on regional cerebral activity in healthy volunteers: A positron emission tomography study

Anthrozoos

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 25-34

  Sugawara, Akihiro ^a   Masud, Mohammad Mehedi ^a   Yokoyama, Akimitsu ^b   Mizutani, Wataru ^c   Watanuki, Shoichi ^a   Yanai, Kazuhiko ^a   Itoh, Masatoshi ^a   Tashiro, Manabu ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TEIKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c Japanese Animal Hospital Association   (Japan)

Author keywords

18F fluorodeoxyglucose ( 18F FDG); Autonomic function; Brain activity; Human?animal bond; Positron emission tomography (PET)

Indexed keywords

BIOCHEMISTRY; BRAIN; CANID; DOMESTIC SPECIES; GLUCOSE; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; NEUROLOGY; PARAMETERIZATION; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; TOMOGRAPHY;

ANIMALIA; CANIS FAMILIARIS;

EID: 84856156554     PISSN: 08927936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2752/175303712X13240472427311     Document Type: Article

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