In this study we analyze the meaning of symbols based on the psychological approach of Piaget. In addition, we would like to stimulate more research in this area. A symbol has sense when it has a nexus with a specific…

The present paper argues for the systematization of the established knowledge on eating behavior in Conditioning and in Motivation on the basis of the quantitative contiguities between some of its controlling variables. A variable in common to both types of…

La propuesta se enmarca en el mejoramiento de la oferta cultural y turística del Tren de la Sabana de Bogotá, a través de la creación de un museo itinerante en el interior de un vagón, que exhibe fotografía y documentales.…

El análisis paleoepidemiológico y paleodemográfico en las poblaciones mayas ha sido un tema que se ha tratado en forma separada por diversos investigadores, llegando a interpretaciones sesgadas por la escasa conjunción de estas áreas complementarias que abordan los estudios antropofísicos. Más aún, la…

Health studies in ancient populations is a very complex field. Many years passed by before anthropologists showed concern to know about health in ancient populations, and paleopathological studies of skeletal remains shifted from the traditional clinic orientation of individual cases to population and…

Se destaca la importancia que tuvo la obra de Skinner en la aplicación del conocimiento psicológico a una diversidad de problemas como los de Ia educación, la salud y otros más, It is emphazised the importance of Skinner's works in…

Dopamine is a neurotransmitter strongly involved in the feeding behavior regulation. It has been reported that different dopamine receptor agonists inhibited voluntary food intake, nevertheless, dopamine depletion induced intense hypophagia. Current knowledge of D2 receptors and D3 mRNA expression in…

The traditional concept of intelligence and its measurement are critically reviewed, stressing its logical and empirical deficiencies. An alternative definition of intelligence as varied and effective behavior is proposed and it is analyzed in terms of competences. Taking into account…

This is an essay which stems from the point of view of philology and is about the possible approximation between two domains which used to be one: we can remember Plato. A conversation among philosophers and philologists has become impossible…

Teniendo en cuenta que las Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicación (TIC) son incuestionables y están ahí, formando parte de la cultura tecnológica que nos rodea y con la que debemos convivir Incluimos en el concepto TIC, la biotecnología…