A study of Neanderthal skulls suggests that they became extinct because they had larger eyes than our species.As a result, more of their brains were devoted to seeing in the long, dark nights in Europe, at the expense of high-level processing.
By contrast, the larger frontal brain regions of Homo sapiens led to the fashioning of warmer clothes and the development of larger social networks.
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Thursday, March 14, 2013
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Lamely obvious or obviously lame?BBC Brain report:
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And don't forget dog dresses, perfect proof of the superiority of Homo Sapiens over Homo Neanderthalus.
ReplyDelete- Badtux the Snarky Penguin
What big eyes you have!
ReplyDeleteHmmm... seems like the big bad wolf has nothing on us murderous hairless apes.
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ReplyDeleteNo one wants to look at dog teats.
We have four big eyes.