Have you ever had a cat come to you no matter where you are? This is not a coincidence, but research shows that cats know where you are even if they can’t see you or aren’t in the same room.
Researchers have discovered that cats have mental maps, or simply put, like a map in their heads that tells them where humans are using voice recognition, allowing them to follow us wherever we are. This ability is called socio-spatial cognition and object permanence, which is the understanding of the dimensions and existence of things even though they are not always visible. (cr. twitter: benwonx)
Saho Takagi, a Japanese researcher at Kyoto University, discovered that cats can sense where their owners are in the house without looking (no wonder they don't turn around when called 😂). That is, cats use sounds to sense or guess where humans are. We all know that cats have very good ears. They can find hidden prey even in situations where it is difficult to see. Saho discovered that cats can distinguish between familiar and unfamiliar sounds and can also find hidden objects.
From this discovery, researchers experimented by bringing a cat into a room and having the owner record the cat's name. Then, they played the sound in front of the door of the room where the cat was, and played the sound in another place that was far away. The researchers found that when the cat came across the sound, it seemed very surprised that the familiar voice of its owner could warp to many places. It was observed that these cats had an imaginary image that their owner was in front of the door from the sound, and they did not think that they would hear their owner's voice from anywhere else.
The experiment is considered a discovery of cats' special abilities that cats can create images in their heads from sounds. It's like opening the way to study cats' thoughts further. For those who want to know if cats can really find us, try it. But soon you'll know that we really can't escape cats. Stop trying. 😂
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