Neandertal genes shed light on unique aspects of the modern human brain
Researchers report genetic influences on head circumference remain stable during development and are correlated with genetic factors which contribute to intracranial volume..
Modern human brain organization emerged only recently
Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, reveal how and when the typical globular brain shape of modern humans evolved. Their analyses based on changes in endocranial size and shape in Homo sapiens fossils show that brain organization, and possibly brain function, evolved gradually within our species and unexpectedly reached modern conditions only recently.
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