Dolphins, dogs, and robot seals for the treatment of neurological disease.
A growing body of evidence suggests that animal-assisted therapies and activities involving all kinds of real and even robotic animals can have beneficial eff ects in people with neurological disease or mental illness. But what is the quality of that evidence and do these interventions really provide any health benefits? Adrian Burton investigates.
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D056447:Animal Assisted Therapy / Q000191:economics / Q000379:methods*; D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs; D004289:Dolphins; D006801:Humans; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000628:therapy*; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D010865:Pilot Projects; D016032:Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic / Q000191:economics / Q000592:standards; D012371:Robotics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D046048:Seals, Earless