Given that neanderthals and Denisovans had children with homosapiens I wonder how much of their DNA affects us, I had read that there might even be a chance we inherited autism from the Denisovans?
What do you all think?
Given that neanderthals and Denisovans had children with homosapiens I wonder how much of their DNA affects us, I had read that there might even be a chance we inherited autism from the Denisovans?
What do you all think?
There is a New Scientist article that suggests the exact opposite, that neurological divergences like autism, and mental illnesses like schizophrenia, were not found in archaic humans, such as Neanderthals. See it here: Why we get autism but our Neanderthal cousins didn't | New Scientist
This might indicate that we are very human indeed.
In science nothing is absolute - except absolute zero (zero degrees Kelvin), probably.
Scientists try hard not to jump to conclusions - think of Darwin and his decades long gestation of his theory of 'Evolution by Natural Selection'.
It is always useful for a valid counterargument to be highlighted.