Scientific Evidence of Feline Love

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One of the ways scientists assess whether animals feel a particular emotion is by looking at brain activity and comparing it to humans. Cats have many of the same or similar brain structures as people, including the areas involved with emotions. For example, a cat’s brain responds in similar ways to serotonin and dopamine, two hormones that are associated with human love and affection. Another way to compare cat affection with affection in other animals is to see if drugs or brain damage affect them in the same way. The antidepressant buspirone causes cats to become extremely affectionate toward their owners when used as a feline anti-anxiety medication, further supporting the idea that those brain areas associated with feline love, happiness and affection are similar to those in the human brain. Click HERE for link to article, How Cats Choose Their Owners: Can It Be Love At First Sight?