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Yearbook of Paediatric Endocrinology 2018

14 Science and Medicine

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14.6 The evolution of modern human brain shape

S Neubauer , J-J Hublin , P Gunz

To read the full abstract: Science Advances 2018;4:eaao5961Present-day humans have globular brains and globular endocasts with steep frontal, bulging parietal, and enlarged, rounded cerebellar areas with small and retracted faces. In contrast, Neandertals and other archaic Homo individuals have anterior-posteriorly elongated flat endocasts. These differences are well-visualized...