I read something long long time ago while flipping the first few pages of an encyclopedia of history. If I rememered correctly, it states Neanderthals has nothing to do with the human branch. Neanderthals is a species which came to an distinction.
But looking at the drawing of Neanderthals, they have very big nose, deep set of eyes, from apperance, it looks like the whites has soemthing to do with Neanderthals.
More recently, I think I might have read something stating that Human has something to do with Neanderthals.