Jandila comments on Brain shrinkage in humans over past ~20 000 years - what did we lose? - Less Wrong

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Comment author: [deleted] 05 March 2012 05:13:22PM 1 point [-]

The actual average size of the Neanderthal brain - was not significantly greater than modern humans.

Only at birth. They grew bigger later in life.

http://newswatch.nationalgeographic.com/2008/09/09/neanderthal/?q=/2008/09/neanderthal.html