[SunkenCiv]

The Neandertal Enigma
by James Shreeve

Frayer's own reading of the record reveals a number of overlooked traits that clearly and specifically link the Neandertals to the Cro-Magnons. One such trait is the shape of the opening of the nerve canal in the lower jaw, a spot where dentists often give a pain-blocking injection. In many Neandertal, the upper portion of the opening is covered by a broad bony ridge, a curious feature also carried by a significant number of Cro-Magnons. But none of the alleged 'ancestors of us all' fossils from Africa have it, and it is extremely rare in modern people outside Europe." [pp 126-127]

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[rightwingcrazy]

Parents meditate, grow parts of their brains, and pass on the improvements to their children? Sounds like Lamarckism to me.

[HoosierHawk]

Ritualistic gatherings sharpened mental focus...
Over time, this focus strengthened the mind's ability to connect symbols and meanings...

[SunkenCiv]

‘Perception’ gene tracked humanity’s evolution, scientists say
Eurekalert | 14-Nov-2005 | David Bricker
Posted on 11/15/2005 8:25:44 AM PST by balrog666
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1522448/posts

‘Perception’ gene tracked humanity’s evolution, scientists say
EurekAlert (AAAS) | 14 November 2005 | David Bricker and Matthew Hahn
Posted on 11/15/2005 8:35:27 AM PST by PatrickHenry
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1522454/posts

[vamoose]

When it comes to campfire stories, it's the invention of the flashlight separates us from Neanderthals

[bluejay]

> Ritualistic gatherings sharpened mental focus, he argues. Over time, this focus strengthened the mind’s ability to connect symbols and meanings, eventually causing gene mutations that favored the enhanced memory we now possess

Mediation causing germline mutations?

[TigersEye]

Eventually these connections led to complex forms of symbolism,...

Just the opposite I would say. Sitting and gazing into the campfire opened the space in the mind to let go of symbols. That is how formal meditation works. Although many types of meditation use objects or visualized objects, some very complex, to focus on it is the same object with sustained attention over and over again. The ultimate result of that technique is to break the habit of seeing things conceptually. IOWs as symbols instead of just as they are.

[kaehurowing]

The Neanderthals refused to sing “Kumbaya,” and it was their undoing.

[ThanhPhero]

eventually causing gene mutations

Did this fellow study under that great agronomist, Trofim Lysenko?

[Future Snake Eater]

camp fires—>mediation—>genetic mutations

Sounds good, I’m sold! Put it in the next set of textbooks, ASAP!

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Mel Brooks was on to something?

[RightOnTheLeftCoast]

Mel Brooks was on to something?