It’s a widely accepted fact that dogs, known for centuries as man’s best friends in the animal kingdom, can understand whether we’re stressed or not. But is this really scientifically correct? The answer to this question has been given by a new study.

In the new study published in the journal PLOS, scientists whether dogs can detect our stress by smell examined. The results showed that our friends were indeed able to achieve this.

Tested 720 times, dogs passed 94% of the time!

Scientists in their studies math tasks for 36 participants gave. The purpose of these tasks was to make individuals experience stress. The participants had to wear the neckbands before and after the test. gauze meringue exhaled.

Fragrances that permeate the gauze, the smell that comes from the breath of persons in stressful and non-stressful situations it happened. These diapers were then given to the dogs to sniff. dogs, Tried 720 times in total and with 94% accuracy managed to distinguish the mesh from the stressed condition.

The study also presented information about humans. The results show that dogs can distinguish stress by smell, regardless of who owns it. in different emotional states emits different scents showed.