Association. if their name is called, then something is going to happen like maybe they will be given food or maybe they will be given some petting and so that word, that sound, becomes more important to them. i don t think they ve got higher thoughts, them. i don t think they ve got higherthoughts, i them. i don t think they ve got higher thoughts, i don t think we have a symbolic representation of that identity when they hear those names. , ., that identity when they hear those names. ~ , ., ., , . that identity when they hear those names. , ., ., , names. and these are domestic cats, in terms of names. and these are domestic cats, in terms of their names. and these are domestic cats, in terms of their brain names. and these are domestic cats, in terms of their brain capacity, - in terms of their brain capacity, how do we research that? how do we know exactly what their sense of perception is? it’s know exactly what their sense of perception is? perception is? it s olly d