Why are cats so impulsive and sometimes behave strangely

Cats are unable to build plany



Probably, all owners of cats have to see how their pet suddenly starts rushing around the apartment, knocking over everything in its path, and piercingly loud meow. Most often, trying to calm the animal to nothing lead, and the owner has to put up with this cat orgy, and in extreme cases, lock the rowdy somewhere in the back room.

Explain these antics pet with the help of human logic is quite difficult, so many owners probably think that a cat sometimes finds something like merriment, or, conversely, a deep sadness that she is trying to convey to them.

In fact, as explained extravagant behavior cats specific structure of the prefrontal cortex of the brain. In mammals in this area of ​​the brain occur complex cognitive processes: there is alignment of social behavior, the assessment of the situation, decision-making and coordination.

Compared with people who have the prefrontal cortex is 29% of the cerebral cortex, the representatives of the cat family, it takes only 3, 5%, so the cat can not plan their activities for a long time ahead, which gives them an incredible impulsivity.

via factroom.ru