Sep 13, 2022 · In the new study, researchers injected both the Neanderthal version of TKTL1 and the human version into brains of developing mice and ferrets. The animals that got the Neanderthal gene produced...

Sep 13, 2022 · Now, an intriguing study released September 8 has revealed a potential difference that may have given modern humans, or Homo sapiens, a cognitive advantage over the Neanderthals, the Stone Age...

The Neanderthal brain had different growth and development rates than modern humans, especially in the orbitofrontal cortex (associated with decision making), parietal and temporal lobes (language processing and memory), and the cerebellum (motor functions).

Sep 21, 2018 · Neanderthals had bigger brains than people today. In any textbook on human evolution, you’ll find that fact, often accompanied by measurements of endocranial volume, the space inside a skull. On average, this value is about 1410 cm3 (~6 cups) for Neanderthals and 1350 cm3 (5.7 cups) for recent humans.

May 9, 2019 · One of the most tantalizing topics about Neanderthals is their cognition: how it developed and whether it was much different from patterns of thought in Homo sapiens.

Mar 1, 2023 · Specialists say that the brains of Homo neanderthalensis and Homo sapiens were similar. But slight differences in the structure and development of the two species' brains could've changed the ways they thought about the world. (Credit: life_in_a_pixel/Shutterstock)

Jun 9, 2023 · There are a few key ways that Neanderthal brains are different from human brains. For one, Neanderthal brains are slightly larger than human brains on average. Additionally, the shape of the Neanderthal brain is slightly different, with a more elongated shape overall.

Sep 8, 2022 · Neanderthals, among our closest extinct hominin relatives, had brains as big as ours. But Neanderthal brains were elongated, whereas humans have a more spherical shape. Scientists can’t say...

Jul 24, 2019 · Scientists can now track Neanderthal gene variants in modern humans and, in combination with the analysis of preserved remains, pinpoint genes and developmental …

Sep 9, 2022 · A single amino acid substitution in a protein causes increased neuron production in the frontal lobes of humans compared to Neanderthals—a tiny difference that could have given our species a cognitive edge, researchers say.