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Cat intelligence is the capacity of the domesticated cat to learn, solve problems, and adapt to its environment. Research has also shown feline intelligence to include the ability to acquire new behavior that applies previously learned knowledge to new situations, communicating needs and desires within a social group, and responding to training cues.

[edit] Brain

[edit] Brain size

The [11]

The surface area of a cat’s [13]

[edit] Brain structures

According to researchers at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine, the physical structure of the brains of humans and cats are very similar.^[16]

The number of cortical [23]

The [31]

A study^{[[edit] Secondary brain structures}

The domestic cat brain also contains a [45]

For the optimum health and functioning^{citation needed}]

[edit] Intelligence

Intelligence through behavioural observation is defined as a composite of skills and abilities.^[52]

Factors that contribute to greater intelligence are the velocity at which electrical transmission is conducted and with the greater number of cortical neurons.^[[59]

Cats are known to be trained as citation needed]

[edit] Intelligence by breed

Ranking the intelligence of cats by breed is popular among pet owners, veterinarians and others, but the practice tends to run into difficulties.^{[citation needed]} In general, the subject of cat intelligence rankings tends to be subjective.^{[citation needed]} Cat breeder Norman Auspitz states the following:^{[relevant? – discuss]}

As a rule, people seem to think the more active breeds have higher intelligence than the less active breeds. I will tell you that in feline agility, all breeds have done very well or very poorly as the case may be.. Having said that, there is no certified measure of cat intelligence and this general rule may be very anthropomorphic… until there is a credible definition of what might be meant by cat intelligence and a way to measure it, any comment anyone will make about the subject is, at best, speculation.^[94]

[edit] Artificial intelligence

In assessing the limitations resulting from the genetic propensity that the cat as a species has for adaption to a more intelligent biological state through evolutionary means,^{the evolution of human intelligence studies is a factor of genetics.}

Since 2006, when the entire DNA constituents in sequence of the Acoustic Kitty), despite the potential inherent in a creature with far greater prowess and agility than any human.

In November 2009, scientists [105]

There are a number of reasons the cat brain is a goal of computer simulations. Cats are familiar and easily-kept animals, so the physiology of cats has been particularly well studied. The physical structure of human brains and cat brains are very similar^{[[edit] See also}

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