<p>Why when we see a cute cat or dog, we immedietly want to make physical contact with it (touch, hug, smell, etc.)? Does brain percives cute things somehow like food? Or maybe it triggers parent-child reaction?</p>

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2016-07-20T23:24:04.977Z
Interesting to see how folks who don't have much cognition left (Alzheimer's, dementia) still love to wheeled out to hear the birds sing. Another interesting one are fish in a "Sea World"...it seems a regular occurrence for children to literally touch the "wall" or glass between themselves and say a dolphin that has swum to them to apparently "take a look." Seems a little dangerous and yet somehow maybe there is an ancient memory between human and nature that remains "engineered" into our very being...no matter the state of our mind.
Doctor Zhivago
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2016-07-21T00:38:26.070Z
Not sure why there are so many close votes given articles like this one: http://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/abstract/S1364-6613(16)30042-0
mrt
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2016-07-21T12:32:29.780Z
@mrt Thank you for the article. If you would change this comment into answer I will accept it.
DannyX
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2016-07-21T12:46:58.223Z
@mrt Probably because it lacks initial research. Many currently active users expect better phrased questions.
Steven Jeuris
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2016-07-22T09:49:28.970Z
if so, this is similar with case when people looks trypophobia images, then he would scared with the disease. People "feels" what infront of them
toha
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Why cute things make us want to touch it?
DannyX
# Why cute things make us want to touch it?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-07-20)

Why when we see a cute cat or dog, we immedietly want to make physical contact with it (touch, hug, smell, etc.)? Does brain percives cute things somehow like food? Or maybe it triggers parent-child reaction?

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: Interesting to see how folks who don't have much cognition left (Alzheimer's, dementia) still love to wheeled out to hear the birds sing. Another interesting one are fish in a "Sea World"...it seems a regular occurrence for children to literally touch the "wall" or glass between themselves and say a dolphin that has swum to them to apparently "take a look." Seems a little dangerous and yet somehow maybe there is an ancient memory between human and nature that remains "engineered" into our very being...no matter the state of our mind.  
> **username_2**: Not sure why there are so many close votes given articles like this one: http://www.cell.com/trends/cognitive-sciences/abstract/S1364-6613(16)30042-0  
> **username_0**: @username_2 Thank you for the article. If you would change this comment into answer I will accept it.  
> **username_3**: @username_2 Probably because it lacks initial research. Many currently active users expect better phrased questions.  
> **username_4**: if so, this is similar with case when people looks trypophobia images, then he would scared with the disease. People "feels" what infront of them  

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