Shared pattern of endocranial shape asymmetries among great apes, anatomically modern humans, and fossil hominins.

Anatomical asymmetries of the human brain are a topic of major interest because of their link with handedness and cognitive functions. Their emergence and occurrence have been extensively explored in human fossil records to document the evolution of brain capacities and behaviour. We quantified for...

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Main Authors: Antoine Balzeau, Emmanuel Gilissen, Dominique Grimaud-Hervé
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3252326?pdf=render