"'Putting estimated Neanderthal differences into the context of modern human variation does not support this view.'"
"'It seems likely that any average cognitive differences that existed would have been very subtle, if detectable at all.'"
"'While small differences in cognition can theoretically have large evolutionary effects over the very long term, it is critical to put the size of any such effects into proper comparative perspective.'"
Neanderthals have often been viewed as less intelligent than modern humans due to perceived differences in brain structure. Recent research indicates that the cognitive differences between Neanderthals and early modern humans are minimal. A study comparing brain anatomy of two modern human populations revealed larger differences than those between humans and Neanderthals. This suggests that any cognitive differences between the two species would have been subtle, challenging the notion of Neanderthals being cognitively inferior.
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