Cats and Dogs- Who is Smarter?

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I am sure you've heard the expression "it's raining cats and dogs. Well, this Vanderbuilt University study is more like Cats vs Dogs. Although this is very hard for us cat-lovers to take, it appears dogs are the smarter house pet. The researchers discovered that dogs possess more neurons in their cerebral cortex, ostensibly allowing them a better capacity for thinking, planning, and complex behavior. The study found that dogs have about 530 million cortical neurons while cats only have 250 million. (For context, humans have 16 billion.) This doesn’t necessarily mean that every dog is smarter than every cat. That's good because I've seen a lot of dumb dogs out there. What it does suggest however, is that dogs were born with the potential for greater intellectual capability. “Dogs have the biological capability of doing much more complex and flexible things with their lives than cats can,” one of the authors of the study, Suzana Herculano-Houzel, said in a statement. One example of that greater intelligence can be seen during earthquake rescue efforts when trained dogs assist in searching for people buried under rubble. However, there may have been a point in time many centuries ago when cats were smarter than dogs. A 2010 study from Oxford University claimed that dogs’ brains are continually evolving while cats’ brains haven’t changed since they were domesticated about 8,000 years ago. A final explanation is sociability which requires more gray matter which according to the Vanderbilt study, dogs have. So, it seems dogs overall are more social than cats. As a many time cat owner I always felt my cats were very social and intelligent. I know dogs are very smart too, it's just is so hard for me to accept they are not equally bright. I think this study has opened up a "can of worms." Or put another way, pet owners "fighting like cats and dogs!" What do you think? Source- Hello Giggles Photo- U tube