Stories by Emily L. Casanova

Emily L. Casanova is an assistant professor of neuroscience in psychology at Loyola University, New Orleans. She studies autism from various perspectives.

Illustration of a purple head, with a yellow neanderthal inside of the head, both looking forward

GeneticsJanuary 21, 2025

How Neandertal DNA May Affect the Way We Think

DNA inherited from Neandertals may influence modern human cognition

Emily L. Casanova, F. Alex Feltus