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To: Hot Tabasco
We could probably beat them at chess too........

Probably not. Same brain size as infants. They had larger brain size as adults....

11 posted on 01/29/2011 5:19:48 AM PST by freebilly
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To: freebilly
This is a common misconception of the Neanderthals...yes indeed they had bigger brains and cranial capacities, BUT, this was due to the larger parts of the brain needed to manage their larger muscle mass. Their cerebellum was significantly bigger, giving rise to their "occipital bun."

In no way were they nearly as smart as we...their frontal lobes were much smaller.

20 posted on 01/29/2011 6:02:06 AM PST by Pharmboy (What always made the state a hell has been that man tried to make it heaven-Hoelderlin)
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