A new study explores how the brain processes social acceptance and rejection, revealing how these experiences shape ...

Using a combination of behavioral experiments, MRI neuroimaging and computational models, the study found that forming social ties relies on two brain functions: learning from positive outcomes, or ...

A new USC study found that forming social ties relies on two brain functions: learning from positive outcomes — rewards — and tracking how much others value us.

A new study uncovers the neurological mechanisms that influence how we form social connections, and how we learn from social ...

Researchers report that they have successfully tested a novel approach for teaching the human brain to learn through external manipulation and neural feedback -- what they call the 'sculpting' of ...