Petting dogs makes people ‘more sociable’ and science just proved it

Petting dogs makes people more sociable – according to science.

Watching, feeling and touching man’s best friend actually boosts neurons in the pre-frontal cortex – the area of the brain that helps regulate emotional interactions.

While we always knew this to be the case, new research has proved the effect is real.

And the findings may have implications for animal-assisted clinical therapy.