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Back Pain in Space, Cats’ Mental Maps, Diamond Davemaoite

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Cats Can Track Hidden Objects Using Audio Cues

This is the first time scientist have demonstrated that cats can use audio cues to track the location of a hidden object. They wouldn't be surprised if the next voice they heard came from the same location. But the cats were surprised when the second cue disagreed with their mental map. This shows that cats have a sense of objects permanence, are unawareness of objects existing even when they can't see them. That's an ability that humans don't fully develop until we're eight to 12 months old.

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