Sometimes it feels like your dog just gets you in a way nobody else does. That’s partially because of a neurological function underpinning social connection known as inter-brain activity coupling. In short, the phenomenon is like a telepathic path to friendship, where simultaneous brain activity between two individuals primes them for social engagement. Animals are social creatures and so it’s no surprise that the phenomenon of synchronized neural activity between individuals has been documented in humans, mice, bats, and monkeys, but never between two distinct species. Until now.
