By: Verónica Tello and Percy Garcia

Social neuroscience examines how the brain processes social information and empathy through the activation of mirror neurons and emotional processing areas. This research aims not only to understand human behavior and resolve conflicts between stakeholders, but also to transform those conflicts into a collaborative process. The results could help to a) provide a different lens of analysis for the resolution of social conflicts; b) not only resolve the conflict, but also transform it into beneficial opportunities for the parties; and c) reduce outgroup bias, achieving greater identification with the ingroup that contributes to resolving social conflicts.

Submitted to the World Mining Congress 2026 to be held in Lima, Peru
Expected Publication date: August 2026

Por: Tania Choque, Ricardo S. Aleman, Ismael Montero, Franklin O. Areche, y Jhunior Marcía

Esta área de investigación está orientada a recuperar moléculas bioactivas de plantas nativas de Centroamérica y Sudamérica, para su aprovechamiento en la formulación de alimentos funcionales emergentes de nueva generación. Los resultados tendrán un gran impacto en la producción de alimentos innovadores formulados para contener sustancia con gran aporte a la salud y nutrición.

Expected publication date: June 2026

Por: Albano Díaz, Suany Lagos, Ismael Montero, Daniel Vertedor, y Jhunior Marcía

Este proyecto de investigación consiste en la obtención de oleoresinas a partir de aji picante nativo de Centroamérica para aumentar la durabilidad de derivados carnicos y lácteos sin cadena de frío, con aceptación sensorial y calidad nutricional. Los resultados de esta investigación contribuirán al desarrollo de conservantes naturales, reducirán el costo de almacenamiento por el consumo de energía eléctrica y la cadena de productos orgánicos.

Expected publication date: August 2026

By: Percy Garcia and Verónica Tello

Social conflicts are best understood through the analysis of human behavior, which helps not only to provide more effective solutions but also to transform them into sustainable strategic alliances. Various types of human behavior come into play during social conflicts, including individual behavior, which influences impulsive decisions such as protests or violent confrontations; group behavior, which creates "us vs. them" divisions; and structural behavior, which refers to power imbalances (corporations vs. communities) resulting in protests. Therefore, analyzing the human behavior of stakeholders could a) provide a different analytical approach to resolving social conflicts, b) transform social conflict into mutually beneficial opportunities, and c) reduce the biases that differentiate in-group vs. out-group bias, thus contributing to the resolution of social conflicts.

Submitted  to XVI Congreso Nacional de Mineria (XVI CONAMIN) to be held in Trujillo, Peru
Expected Publication date: November 2026