When my cat is awake, her tail seems to signal her mood more effectively than any other part of her. Can a cat consciously control its tail or does it have a mind of its own? When she is asleep, she often holds her tail down with a hind leg as if to stop it from keeping her awake. If I say out loud 鈥淲hat idle baggage you are鈥�, her tail will thrash while the rest of her appears to sleep. Do the cerebral connections from auditory centres to tail motor cortex have a lower threshold for sensory (in this case insult) stimulation than the rest of her brain?
Duncan Watson, Cockermouth, Cumbria, UK
