'Homo Sapiens' dominated the world not so much for its ability to reason but to socialize, according to the provocative thesis of psychologist Matthew Lieberman. However, every day we become more ...

Our brains are 'programmed' to learn more from people we like -- and less from those we dislike. This has been shown by researchers in cognitive neuroscience in a series of experiments. Our brains are ...

The human brain actively keeps "learning" in balance by holding on to what matters and letting go of what does not.