| Budget Amount *help |
¥140,400,000 (Direct Cost: ¥108,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥32,400,000)
Fiscal Year 2014: ¥18,720,000 (Direct Cost: ¥14,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥4,320,000)
Fiscal Year 2013: ¥26,130,000 (Direct Cost: ¥20,100,000、Indirect Cost: ¥6,030,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥27,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥21,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥6,420,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥29,380,000 (Direct Cost: ¥22,600,000、Indirect Cost: ¥6,780,000)
Fiscal Year 2010: ¥38,350,000 (Direct Cost: ¥29,500,000、Indirect Cost: ¥8,850,000)
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| Outline of Final Research Achievements |
In order to discuss possible differences in brain anatomy between Neanderthals and early modern humans, the original antemortem appearance of fossil crania that enclosed the brain must somehow be correctly restored. In this study, we therefore developed a computer-assisted system for reconstructing fossil crania based on three-dimensional surface modeling technique. We then apply this assistive system for virtual reconstructions of Neandertal and early modern human fossil crania and analyzed the morphological variability of the fossil crania using landmark-based geometric morphometrics. Our results demonstrated that modern human cranium shows relative enlargement of the cerebellar region, and relative expansion of the parietal area, possibly indicating that neuroanatomical organization may be different between the two species.
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