Effects of contact with a dog on prefrontal brain activation in patients in a minimally conscious state: A controlled crossover trial

Rahel Marti; Milena Petignat; Valentine L. Marcar; Jan Hattendorf; Martin Wolf; Margret Hund-Georgiadis; Karin Hediger

doi:10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.05.014

Effects of contact with a dog on prefrontal brain activation in patients in a minimally conscious state: A controlled crossover trial

Rahel Marti, Milena Petignat, Valentine L. Marcar, Jan Hattendorf, Martin Wolf, Margret Hund-Georgiadis, Karin Hediger^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

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Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	175-189
Number of pages	15
Journal	Neuroscience
Volume	577
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2025.05.014
Publication status	Published - 21 Jun 2025

Keywords

Brain activation
Functional near-infrared spectroscopy
Heart rate
Human - animal interaction
Minimally conscious state
Neurorehabilitation

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