BRAIN
GENERAL NEUROANATOMY
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Question
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Dogs are more intelligent than their owners.
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Dogs are smarter than cats.
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Cats have fewer neurons in their cerebral cortexes than dogs.
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Ctas will soon be found to be smarter than dogs.
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Detailed explanation-1: -A cat’s cerebral cortex contains about twice as many neurons as that of dogs. Cats have 300 million neurons, whereas dogs have about 160 million. In fact, cats have more nerve cells in the visual areas of their brain, a part of cerebral cortex, than humans and most other mammals.
Detailed explanation-2: -Not Just a Case of Bigger Brains Results showed that the dogs, having larger brains to begin with, had more than twice as many neurons in their cerebral cortex as the domestic cat, with around 530 million cortical neurons to the cat’s 250 million. (For comparison, there are billions of neurons in the human brain.)
Detailed explanation-3: -One of the key differences between the cat brain vs the dog brain is their cognitive function. As discussed, cats are independent thinkers and problem solvers, while dogs tend to be more socially intelligent and trainable. Their brain size is different as well. A dog’s brain is typically larger than a cat’s brain.