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Gerd Ganser

ORCID 0000-0002-2787-6972Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Assay:electronic health records· 1 Organism:human· 1 Approach:statistical model· 1

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Andy SchumanniD· 1 shared Feliberto de la CruziD· 1 shared Karl‐Jürgen BäriD· 1 shared Katrin RiegeriD· 1 shared Maria GeisleriD· 1 shared Stefanie SuttkusiD· 1 shared Steffen SchulziD· 1 shared Yubraj GuptaiD· 1 shared

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2026-2026 · peak 1/yr

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Increases in therapist-patient physiological synchrony after dog-patient contact in canine-assisted psychotherapy: an exploratory pilot study

Stefanie Suttkus, Andy Schumann, Yubraj Gupta, Feliberto de la Cruz, Maria Geisler, Katrin Rieger, Steffen Schulz, Gerd Ganser, Karl‐Jürgen Bär

This study finds that direct patient-dog contact in canine-assisted psychotherapy increases therapist-patient physiological synchrony and autonomic arousal.

bioRxiv · Oct 13, 2026 · PreprintPhysiology