Prof Takefumi Kikusui: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Professor at Azabu University in Japan
- Quoted on
- Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 1
- Most recently quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Being with dogs could reduce owners' stress and stimulate the release of the bonding hormone oxytocin.”
Where Prof Takefumi Kikusui has been quoted
- Having a dog can boost teenagers’ mental health, say scientiststheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
Related media coverage
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