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Domestic cat
Felis catus
About 250 million neurons in the cerebral cortex.
- Neurons
- 1.22 billion measured · whole brainJardim-Messeder D et al. (2017). Dogs have the most neurons, though not the largest brain: trade-off between body mass and number of neurons in the cerebral cortex of large carnivoran species. Front Neuroanat 11:118. doi:10.3389/fnana.2017.00118.
- In the cerebral cortex (or bird pallium)
- 250 millionJardim-Messeder D et al. (2017). Dogs have the most neurons, though not the largest brain: trade-off between body mass and number of neurons in the cerebral cortex of large carnivoran species. Front Neuroanat 11:118. doi:10.3389/fnana.2017.00118.
The New York Declaration on Animal Consciousness (2024) finds strong scientific support for conscious experience in mammals and birds.