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Title: | The Brain of LB1, Homo florensiensis | Contributor(s): | Falk, D (author); Hildebolt, C (author); Smith, K (author); Morwood, MJ (author); Sutikna, T (author); Brown, PJ (author); Jatmiko, (author); Wahyu Saptomo, E (author); Brunsden, B (author); Prior, F (author) | Publication Date: | 2005 | DOI: | 10.1126/science.1109727 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/144 | Abstract: | The brain of Homo floresiensis was assessed by comparing a virtual endocast from the type specimen (LB1) with endocasts from great apes, Homo erectus, Homo sapiens, a human pygmy, a human microcephalic, specimen number Sts 5 (Australopithecus africanus), and specimen number WT 17000 (Paranthropus aethiopicus). Morphometric, allometric, and shape data indicate that LB1 is not a microcephalic or pygmy. LB1's brain/body size ratio scales like that of an australopithecine, but its endocast shape resembles that of Homo erectus. LB1 has derived frontal and temporal lobes and a lunate sulcus in a derived position, which are consistent with capabilities for higher cognitive processing. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Science, 308(5719), p. 242-245 | Publisher: | American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) | Place of Publication: | United States of America | ISSN: | 1095-9203 0036-8075 |
Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 060805 Animal Neurobiology | Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal |
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