THE BRAIN 01- PREHISTORIC iMAN 



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pfcluiu'ular space. 1 lit- mesial surlaee ot tlic temporal li)l)e, near its apex, 

 shows a \\ell-cle\e[()pecl uncus. The portion ol the l)ram \i\ contact with the 

 middle fossa and such parts as are preser\ed m rehition to the posterior 



FIG. 400. FUNCTION.\L LOC.\LlZA HON OF THE BRAIN OUTLINED UPON THE 

 LEFT HE.MISPHERE OF HOMO NEANDERTHALENSIS (LA CHAPELLE AUX SAINTS). 



A, Auditory Arc.i; f, Higher Faculties; n<. Fissure of Rolando; FS, Fissure of Sylvius; o. Area of Skilled Move- 

 ments; i>, Sensory Area; s, Speeeli Area; v, \ isual Area; x. Area of Voluntary Motor O)ntrol. 



cranial fossa are much mort' liuman m character than tiie hrain areas related 

 to the anterior fossa. Tins condition ol atlairs is remarkable and \\orth\" of 

 some comment. 



In the Irontal region ol the Neanderthal cranium it is apparent that 

 certain anthropoid tendencies ha\e had the up|Kr hand. The capacious 

 orbits, tlu' heavy supraorbital torus, the low recedin<; brow, the broad an- 

 terior narial openini:; impart a delinitel\ uorilla-like ap]3(,-arance to the head 



