So while accents, and our ability to detect differences in accents, probably evolved to help us place trust more effectively at a broad level, it's the cultural environment that shapes that ...

So while accents, and our ability to detect differences in accents, probably evolved to help us place trust more effectively at a broad level, it’s the cultural environment that shapes that ...

Our brains seem to pay better attention to the voice of someone with a familiar accent, according to neuroscientists. It's not clear why the brain behaves this way, but songbirds might be able to ...