Andrew Huberman· PhD
So I think Neanderthalss had spoken language. I'm not going to say it's as advanced as what it is in humans. I don't know. Um but I think it's been there for at least between 500,000 to a million years.
The headline is broadly defensible, but the qualifications matter. Effect sizes vary by population, the strongest claims rest on shorter trials, and credible voices push back on how it's typically framed.
So I think Neanderthalss had spoken language. I'm not going to say it's as advanced as what it is in humans. I don't know. Um but I think it's been there for at least between 500,000 to a million years.
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