人类最佳"心理医生"是狗狗?

　　Barker: We saw an increase in those brain waves – the theta frequency and the alpha frequency… significant increase, and those are the frequency bands and the activity that we would expect to see associated with relaxation.

　　巴克：我们可以看到他们脑电波中的 θ 波和α 波增强了，这种增强十分值得注意，因为那些波段和那种波形活动都与身体的放松相关。

　　Dr. Barker’s team also measured a decrease in cortisol1 – the human stress hormone – after her subjects interacted with a dog.

　　在被测者与狗相处后，巴克博士的团队同时还测量出其“压力荷尔蒙” 皮质醇减少了。