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Science 19 May 2006:
Vol. 312. no. 5776, p. 999
DOI: 10.1126/science.1121144
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Comment on "The Brain of LB1, Homo floresiensis"

R. D. Martin,1* A. M. MacLarnon,2 J. L. Phillips,1,3 L. Dussubieux,1 P. R. Williams,1 W. B. Dobyns4

Endocast analysis of the brain Homo floresiensis by Falk et al. (Reports, 8 April 2005, p. 242) implies that the hominid is an insular dwarf derived from H. erectus, but its tiny cranial capacity cannot result from normal dwarfing. Consideration of more appropriate microcephalic syndromes and specimens supports the hypothesis of modern human microcephaly.

1 The Field Museum, Chicago, IL 60605–2496, USA.
2 School of Human and Life Sciences, Roehampton University, London SW15 4JD, UK.
3 Department of Anthropology, University of Illinois at Chicago, IL 60607, USA.
4 Department of Human Genetics, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL 60637, USA.

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: rdmartin{at}fieldmuseum.org

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