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Neanderthals had larger brains in proportion to their body mass than we do. They were possibly smarter than we were.
by plutonorm 6y ago
Neanderthals had larger brains in proportion to their body mass than we do. They were possibly smarter than we were.
- ben_w 6y agoWe don’t know enough to know if that’s a good measure; if it is, ants would be at the top of the list for all animals, and treeshrews for mammals: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-to-body_mass_ratio https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brain-to-body_mass_ratio
- salty_biscuits 6y agoThe scaling power coefficient matters, they are so far off our mass that the coefficient might just be wrong. Neanderthals are about the same size so an error in the coefficient won't matter so much.
- edgyquant 6y agoThat is widely attributed to them having a much greater sense of smell than us. They are thought to be equally as intelligent if not less so.