The aim of this paper is to point out which role the individual plays in the generation of information in social systems. First, it is argued that the individual is a social, self-conscious, creative, reflective, cultural, symboland language-using, active natural, producing, labouring, objective, corporeal, living, real, sensuous, visionary, imaginative, designing, co-operative being that makes...

BACKGROUND Traditional cognitive tests used in clinical practice may not be sensitive enough for the early differentiation of behavioral variant frontotemporal dementia (bvFTD) from Alzheimer's disease (AD). A growing body of literature has shown that deficits in various aspects of social cognition can be found in bvFTD. AIM The objective of this study is to investigate whether short and easi...

The paper discusses the status stigma of rural-to-urban migrants in China from the perspective of social representations. Stigma associated with social status is frequently reported in academic community but there is little published information about stigma towards rural-to-urban migrants in China. The data were collected by open-ended individual interviews with 138 participants (60 urban citi...

We investigated population and social structure of the franciscana dolphin, Pontoporia blainvillei, an endemic and the most endangered cetacean of the southwestern Atlantic Ocean. We analyzed samples from the Rio de la Plata estuary obtained in Uruguayan waters and from the Atlantic Ocean obtained in both Uruguayan and Brazilian waters. Mitochondrial and microsatellite DNA markers were used to ...

Social cognitive neuroscience examines social phenomena and processes using cognitive neuroscience research tools such as neuroimaging and neuropsychology. This review examines four broad areas of research within social cognitive neuroscience: (a) understanding others, (b) understanding oneself, (c) controlling oneself, and (d) the processes that occur at the interface of self and others. In ad...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com on archaeological grounds.3 However, the whole mortuary theory is based on the assumption that social differentiations, weather by age, sex, social position etc., is reflected by mortuary differentiation of the dead.6 This correlation does not imply that mortuary practices are merely a passive reflection of social life.14 It is also evident that som...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com on archaeological grounds.3 However, the whole mortuary theory is based on the assumption that social differentiations, weather by age, sex, social position etc., is reflected by mortuary differentiation of the dead.6 This correlation does not imply that mortuary practices are merely a passive reflection of social life.14 It is also evident that som...

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com on archaeological grounds.3 However, the whole mortuary theory is based on the assumption that social differentiations, weather by age, sex, social position etc., is reflected by mortuary differentiation of the dead.6 This correlation does not imply that mortuary practices are merely a passive reflection of social life.14 It is also evident that som...

spermatogonial stem cell (ssc) technologies provide multiple opportunities for research in the field of biotechnology and regenerative medicine. the therapeutic use of embryonic stem cells (escs) is restricted due to severe ethical and immunological concerns. therefore, we need a new pluripotent cell type. despite well-known role of germ cells in the gametogenesis, some facts apparently show th...