They might have had bigger brains in relation to body weight than humans, but encephalization quotient isn't a perfect measure of intelligence. Without having a

They might have had bigger brains in relation to body weight than humans, but encephalization quotient isn't a perfect measure of intelligence. Without having a living breathing Neanderthal to compare us to we really can't say. We might have a unique brain structure or some of difference in our brains that fill make this difference meaningless or irrelevant. The wikipedia on encephalization quotient actually has a section dedicated to this https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalization_quotient#EQ_in_paleoneurology https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Encephalization_quotient#EQ_in...