How much is that doggy in the window making me healthier?

Reviews the book, The Social Neuroscience of Human–Animal Interaction edited by Lisa S. Freund, Sandra McCune, Layla Esposito, Nancy R. Gee, and Peggy McCardle (see record 2015-40807-000). This book falls into two parts, which makes intuitive sense given the topic of human-animal interaction (HAI): those chapters on the neuroscience end of the spectrum and those on the more social end. Social neuroscientists have been hard at work determining the effects of the HAI in a range of areas, including concept formation, attachment theory, impulse control, stress reduction, and medical treatment. Due to this, this book could be used across disciplines from neuroscience to anthropology to psychology. It also is informative reading for the animal lover. (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2016 APA, all rights reserved)