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It's not a secret thatPet owners Tend to have very strong opinions on which the animal is not only smarter, but more friendly, cute and globally "better", which are not rooted in fact, but based on how they feel on their own feline or canine companion. However, science has something to say about theDog debate vs. Cats-And according to your position, you may not like it.

Of a purely anatomical perspective, dogs are more brain than cats, according to a study of 2017 published inNeuroanatomy boundaries. When researchers from the University of Vanderbilt have studied the brain of various carnivores, they found that although cats have larger brains than dogs, there seems to be a higher level of operation during the canine brain. What does it mean? Well, the study revealed that dogs have about 530 million cortical neurons, located in the cerebral cortex and are responsible for things like thinking, planning and other "smart" behaviors. Cats on the other hand have an average of only 250 million.

"Our conclusions mean for me that dogs have the biological ability to do much more complex and flexible things with their lives than cats"Suzana Herculano-Houzel, one of the researchers involved in the study stated in aPress release. "At least we have some biology that people can take into account their discussion about which is smarter, cats or dogs."

However, these conclusions were not the first to desire the brains of superior dogs to those of cats. In another 2010 study published inActs of the National Academy of SciencesThe researchers at the University of Oxford resulted in brain growth of more than 500 mammal species. Their conclusion was that there is a link between the sociality of a species and the size of the brain relative to the size of their body.Dogs are a lot more social creatures That cats, and therefore, their brains have much greater over time than our fur feline brains.

This is not an open and firm case, however. In an interview withPb,Brian hare, founder and director of the Canine Cognition Center of Duke University, notified that the comparison of the intelligence of dogs and cats is "asking if a hammer is a better tool than a screwdriver. Each tool is designed for a specific problem So, of course, it depends on the problem we are trying to solve. "

Ultimately,dogs and cats are smart in different ways. Although dogs are easier to train and teach, cats are naturally more independent and intuitive. Intelligence is a spectrum and the two animals are brilliant in their own way. And for more fun facts about your pets,There is scientific evidence that cats adopt the personalities of the owners.