There is no clear data to confirm whether British shorthair cats are smart, because the IQ of cats cannot be scientifically ranked. Their IQ is on average one level lower than that of dogs. This is due to the degree of trainability of skills. Come up and judge. It is also said that the expected IQ is about the same as that of a 1-year-old child, which can be demonstrated by learning simple commands, recognizing one's own name, etc.

According to Xinhua News Agency, both as human pets, dogs are often considered to have higher IQs than cats. Recently, Japanese researchers discovered that cats perform very well in memory tests, and their level of completion is as smart as dogs.

Researchers at Kyoto University in Japan conducted a test on 49 cats, asking them to identify which bowl they had eaten from 15 minutes after a meal. The results showed that all of these cats were able to recall information about where they had eaten and what they had eaten, indicating that their memory ability is indeed not as bad as that of dogs.

Episode memory refers to the memory of personal experiences and events that occurred at a certain time and place. Human beings will actively recall what happened in the past and build episodic memories. "Episodic memory is considered to be related to the reflective function of the brain, and this study may show that cats do have some kind of self-awareness," Kyoto University psychologist Sayasu Takagi, who participated in the study, told the BBC. "An interesting The conjecture is that they may actively recall their experiences like humans do."

Dogs also have episodic memory. Cats also perform as well as dogs on other brain tests, such as responding to human gestures, expressions and emotions.