The shape, not size, of our ancestors' brains may have helped them outlast Neanderthals - Los Angeles Times
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By comparing the brains of Neanderthals with an average human brain, researchers suggest that different ways of processing information may have helped our ancestors outcompete their hominid cousins.
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