User blog comment:Manipulator of Elements/Theory on How We Got Psi Powers/@comment-10566514-20130613080113

After doing further research on the brain, I think I'm finally getting onto something. As I usually point out, they did have a smaller cranial capacity resulting in a smaller brain. I was wrong before when I was talking about not having the area of the brain that is needed in order to access or use psi. The pineal gland that ImmortalOracle was speaking of is that part of the brain. It produces serotonin derivative melatonin. That means without the pineal gland, Neanderthals wouldn't have been able to produce the hormone that regulates sleeping patterns. I now have 2 hypotheses that explain why they couldn't use psi in better detail.

Hypothesis 1: As I said before, their brains were underdeveloped. I meant to use underdeveloped instead of undeveloped when I was writing the article. Neanderthals and all hominids would be able to use the pineal gland but not to the full extent. The full extent would obviously be using psi. TotallyNotTheMasterEpicLOL, you are right. I cannot prove or disprove they couldn't use it. But like I said, this is purely theoretical.

Hypothesis 2: With such a small cranial capacity the brain must have been cramped up in there. If you look at where the pineal gland is located in the brain, you'll understand the next part. It's location is in a groove where the thalmic bodies merge together right in the middle of the left and right hemispheres of the brains. If the brain was cramped, the pineal gland would've been smushed by the hemispheres but a portion of it would be protected because it was in a groove. The portion that was protected would've been the area that provided the hormones for sleeping patterns and seasonal functions.

So yeah.. It's kind of funny that I just created 2 theories about another theory. So tell me what you think below! ~Manipulator~