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Internal state is a term used to describe how conditions like mood and past experiences impact decision making and behavior. Internal states can be studied by evaluating outward behaviors. Someone experiencing fatigue being unable to walk down the street without taking a break is an example of an internal state.
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MAY 19, 2017Plants & Animals
Many scientists call our current geologic epoch the Anthropocene, which refers to the period during which human act ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAY 16, 2017Chemistry & Physics
A nuclear material processing facility overseen by the Department of Energy declared emergency May 9, due to the partial ...Written By: Daniel DuanMAY 13, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAY 12, 2017Health & Medicine
Whether it’s an elderly person with heart failure or an astronaut scheduled for a long-duration spaceflight to Mar ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
When NASA sends astronauts into space to study science on the International Space Station, they sometimes get the honor ...Written By: Anthony BouchardAPR 20, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Naked mole rats are very interesting mammals that live under extreme conditions, and they have a unique coping mechanism ...Written By: Carmen LeitchAPR 15, 2017Health & Medicine
How effective is aspirin for treating peripheral vascular disease, really? A large-scale meta-analysis introduces the id ...Written By: Kara MarkerAPR 15, 2017Space & Astronomy
Blue Origin is developing a name for itself in the space industry. The Jeff Bezos-owned commercial space travel company ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 30, 2017Cancer
A new research into the causes of deadly brain cancer implicates 13 new genetic regions. This doubles the number of know ...MAR 29, 2017Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decade ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimMAR 28, 2017Microbiology
We’ve all got to eat. That means we’ve all got to cook. (Well, someone has to cook.) When I cook, I find mys ...Written By: Kerry EvansMAR 27, 2017Earth & The Environment
Ecuador has seen a huge achievement recently from the culmination of several years of teamwork between provincial and lo ...Written By: Kathryn DeMuth SullivanMAR 25, 2017Space & Astronomy
NASA has a new goal of creating what they say will be the coldest place in the entire universe, as it will help them to ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 22, 2017Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Science could initiate an update in a lot of biology textbooks. Mammals can keep metabolism in chec ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 19, 2017Space & Astronomy
A SpaceX Dragon capsule that has been tethered to the International Space Station for nearly one full month has returned ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 18, 2017Space & Astronomy
Almost three decades ago, astronomers were looking at a binary star system known as 47 Tuc X9, which resides around 14,8 ...Written By: Anthony BouchardMAR 17, 2017Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are creating synthetic yeast, broadly aiming to gain a better understanding of the biology of cells. This wor ...Written By: Carmen LeitchMAR 15, 2017Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 15, 2017Genetics & Genomics
More than 325,000 deaths in the United States are incidences of sudden cardiac death, an abrupt loss of heart fun ...Written By: Kara MarkerMAR 13, 2017Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci ...Written By: Kara MarkerFEB 22, 2017Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disorder that results in dementia and is caused by repeated ...Written By: Brenda Kelley KimFEB 20, 2017Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the ...Written By: Anthony BouchardFEB 18, 2017Videos
An international team of researchers has completed a study that demonstrates that vitamin D supplements can help ward of ...Written By: Carmen Leitch
MAY 19, 2017
Plants & Animals
Many scientists call our current geologic epoch the Anthropocene, which refers to the period during which human act
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAY 16, 2017
Chemistry & Physics
A nuclear material processing facility overseen by the Department of Energy declared emergency May 9, due to the partial
...
Written By:
Daniel Duan
MAY 13, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
It has been known for some time that folic acid is vital to a healthy pregnancy, although researchers have been unsure e
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAY 12, 2017
Health & Medicine
Whether it’s an elderly person with heart failure or an astronaut scheduled for a long-duration spaceflight to Mar
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
When NASA sends astronauts into space to study science on the International Space Station, they sometimes get the honor
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
APR 20, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Naked mole rats are very interesting mammals that live under extreme conditions, and they have a unique coping mechanism
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
APR 15, 2017
Health & Medicine
How effective is aspirin for treating peripheral vascular disease, really? A large-scale meta-analysis introduces the id
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
APR 15, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Blue Origin is developing a name for itself in the space industry. The Jeff Bezos-owned commercial space travel company
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 30, 2017
Cancer
A new research into the causes of deadly brain cancer implicates 13 new genetic regions. This doubles the number of know
...
MAR 29, 2017
Neuroscience
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other forms of dementia are estimated to grow exponentially over the next five decade
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
MAR 28, 2017
Microbiology
We’ve all got to eat. That means we’ve all got to cook. (Well, someone has to cook.) When I cook, I find mys
...
Written By:
Kerry Evans
MAR 27, 2017
Earth & The Environment
Ecuador has seen a huge achievement recently from the culmination of several years of teamwork between provincial and lo
...
Written By:
Kathryn DeMuth Sullivan
MAR 25, 2017
Space & Astronomy
NASA has a new goal of creating what they say will be the coldest place in the entire universe, as it will help them to
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 22, 2017
Microbiology
Heliobacter pylori is known to be a human pathogen; it can thrive in the acidic environment of the stomach and cause ulc
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
New work reported in Science could initiate an update in a lot of biology textbooks. Mammals can keep metabolism in chec
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 19, 2017
Space & Astronomy
A SpaceX Dragon capsule that has been tethered to the International Space Station for nearly one full month has returned
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 18, 2017
Space & Astronomy
Almost three decades ago, astronomers were looking at a binary star system known as 47 Tuc X9, which resides around 14,8
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
MAR 17, 2017
Cell & Molecular Biology
Scientists are creating synthetic yeast, broadly aiming to gain a better understanding of the biology of cells. This wor
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch
MAR 15, 2017
Immunology
Immune cells must be able to differentiate between good bacteria and bad bacteria to maximize the body’s ch
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 15, 2017
Genetics & Genomics
More than 325,000 deaths in the United States are incidences of sudden cardiac death, an abrupt loss of heart fun
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
MAR 13, 2017
Immunology
At the end of the eighteenth century, a yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia killed nearly ten percent of the ci
...
Written By:
Kara Marker
FEB 22, 2017
Neuroscience
Chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), a degenerative brain disorder that results in dementia and is caused by repeated
...
Written By:
Brenda Kelley Kim
FEB 20, 2017
Plants & Animals
Dolphins and whales are some of the most majestic animals of the sea, but for whatever reason, so many seem to beach the
...
Written By:
Anthony Bouchard
FEB 18, 2017
Videos
An international team of researchers has completed a study that demonstrates that vitamin D supplements can help ward of
...
Written By:
Carmen Leitch