Effects of horseback riding and contact with horses on mood change and heart rate

Honda, Asako; Yamazaki, Katuo

doi:10.11560/jahp.19.1_48

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“…However, suffering dogs caused greater activation in parietal and inferior frontal regions compared to suffering humans; these differences were attributed to the different semantic relevance and salience. Overall, these studies demonstrate that the emotional responses elicited by companion animals are dynamic, and may lead to both positive and negative psychological effects (Honda and Yamazaki, 2006; Somervill et al, 2009; Turner et al, 2003).…”

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“…Prospective studies implementing AAT provided more evidence of the beneficial effects from HAI, such as enhanced mood in hospitalized children (Kaminski et al, 2002), improved perceived quality of life in rehabilitation patients (Lust et al, 2007), and decreased dysphoria and anxiety in HIV/AIDS-diagnosed men (Pepper TD, 2000). HAI may alleviate negative moods even among healthy participants (Honda and Yamazaki, 2006). Studies of the physiological effects of HAI found that cardiovascular reactivity was different between the petting of one's own pet versus an unknown pet (Baun et al, 1984; Allen et al, 2002).…”

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Neural correlates for perception of companion animal photographs

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Anthrozoological neuroscience, which we propose as the use of neuroscience techniques to study human-animal interaction, may help to elucidate mechanisms underlying the associated psychological, physiological, and other purported health effects. This preliminary study investigates the neural response to animal photographs in pet owners and non-pet owners, and both attraction and attachment to companion animals as modulators of human perception of companion animal photographs. Thirty male participants, 15 "Pet Owners" (PO) and 15 "Non-Pet Owners" (NPO), viewed photographs of companion animals during functional MRI (fMRI) scans at 3 T and provided ratings of attraction to the animal species represented in the photographs. Fourteen subjects additionally submitted and viewed personal pet photographs during fMRI scans, and completed the Lexington Attachment to Pets Scale (LAPS). PO exhibited greater activation than NPO during the viewing of animal photographs in areas of the insula, and frontal and occipital cortices. Moreover, ratings of attraction to animals correlated positively with neural activation in the cingulate gyrus, precentral gyrus, inferior parietal lobule, and superior temporal gyrus during the viewing of representative photographs. For subjects with household pets, scores on the LAPS correlated positively with neural activation during the viewing of owned pet photographs in the precuneus, cuneus, and superior parietal lobule. Our preliminary findings suggest that human perception of companion animals involve the visual attention network, which may be modulated at the neural level by subjective experiences of attraction or attachment to animals. Our understanding of human-animal interactions through anthrozoological neuroscience may better direct therapeutic applications, such as animal-assisted therapy.

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