Researchers in Northern Ireland have succeeded in scientifically demonstrating the extraordinary power of dogs which, thanks to their sense of smell, manage to determine our psychological state.
By Sandra Durieux
Lman’s best friend, definitely. Whether in the day-to-day assistance of people with motor disabilities or visual impairments or in the emotional support provided to people with psychotic or autistic disorders or post-traumatic stress, dogs have long demonstrated their extraordinary capacity for empathy. Many masters also experience it on a daily basis when, stressed by a trying day or a tense meeting, they are spontaneously comforted by their pet. If research has already been carried out on this phenomenon, scientists from Queen’s University of Belfast in Northern Ireland have gone a step further by attempting to demonstrate scientifically that dogs are indeed capable, through their sense of smell, of sensing stress. .
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