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Credit: University of Granada Creativity the secret weapon of Homo sapiens constituted a major advantage over Neanderthals and played an important role in the survival of the human species. This is the finding of an international team of scientists, led by the University of Granada (UGR), which has identified for the first time a series of 267 genes linked to creativity that differentiate Homo sapiens from Neanderthals. Molecular Psychiatry (Nature), suggests that it was these genetic differences linked to creativity that enabled Homo sapiens to eventually replace Neanderthals. It was creativity that gave Homo sapiens the edge, above and beyond the purely cognitive level, by facilitating superior adaptation to the environment compared to that of now-extinct hominids and providing greater resilience to ageing, injury, and disease.

New yorkUnited statesAlberto mesaIgor zwirRobert cloningerJavier arnedoDepartment of computer scienceAmerican museum of natural history new yorkBiohealth research institute in granadaAndalusian research institute in data scienceUniversity of granadaWashington university in stMolecular psychiatryCoral del valComputer scienceArtificial intelligence