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Stare Into Your Dog's Eyes and Your Brains Literally Sync. There's a Catch.
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Stare Into Your Dog's Eyes and Your Brains Literally Sync. There's a Catch.

A study wired up humans and dogs and watched their brain waves fall into step during mutual gaze. The surprising part isn't that it happens. It's who starts it, and what a mutant gene did to the whole effect.
Dr. Priya Nair · 5 min read
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