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Brain size alone isn't a great indicator of performance. See for instance Neanderthal vs. Sapiens.
by pyrale 1y ago
Brain size alone isn't a great indicator of performance. See for instance Neanderthal vs. Sapiens.
- dredmorbius 1y agoIs there any indication Neanderthal were less intellectually capable than H. sapiens? (I'm only vaguely aware of the field, but nothing I've heard has suggested that credibly.)
- pyrale 1y agoNo, there isn't such evidence. My comment was mostly based off DNA left by interbreeding between Neanderthal and Sapiens. Modern humans do carry a small but significant share of DNA inherited from our Neanderthal ancestors [1]. My point was that Genes left by these ancestors were heavily filtered by natural selection for brain-related regions. That being said, loking it up again now, it seems that more recent publications draw more nuanced conclusions [2]. So maybe my knowledge is out of date, and it's time to pick up the books again :) [1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_genetics https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neanderthal_genetics [2]: https://www.johnhawks.net/p/many-people-have-a-little-neandertal-in-the-brain https://www.johnhawks.net/p/many-people-have-a-little-neande...