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Robotic Pets to Combat Loneliness
As our aging population
is is spending more time isolated from family and friends companion animals are a a a a a wonderful way to provide the feel-good perks of pet ownership without the drawbacks What is a a a a a companion animal?
It is a a a a a robotic animal that provides numerous benefits such as helping to alleviate both anxiety and and loneliness to to lowering blood pressure and and cortisol levels to to fostering enhanced social interaction Merely interacting with an an animal according to to the UCLA Health Report results in in an automatic relaxation
response which releases key hormones
that can play a a a a a a part in tin elevating moods
