Originally Posted By: ClapperZapper
Some here probably know that one of my children is a neuroscientist. Currently studying and writing about the evolution of the neanderthal brain.

Naturally I asked what happened to them.

I was told there were fewer around, and, slowly, they were subsumed into the HS genepool. The why is a guess, but it's a rapidly advancing field.

So, it's entirely possible that new revelations are just around the corner.

But, for now, the working hypothesis is just that they were diluted out.


I didn't know that about your son. Fascinating. Seems like he must be the go to guy for questions like this. I'll have to tell my son (he's 14) about someone actually making a career of this stuff as he's fanatical about it.

Last edited by canvasback; 10/31/18 06:45 PM.
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