A Neanderthal-shaped skull may explain why some people get headaches
3D models of the skulls from a modern human and from a Neanderthal Courtesy of Kimberly Anne Plomp A skull abnormality that squeezes the lower brain, often causing headaches and other neurological problems, might be part of our genetic inheritance from Neanderthals. People with Chiari malformations have a smaller and flatter base of the skull…
