Exploratory Behavior

"Exploratory Behavior" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.

Descriptor ID	D005106
MeSH Number(s)	F01.145.387 F01.658.370
Concept/Terms	Exploratory Behavior Exploratory Behavior Behavior, Exploratory Behaviors, Exploratory Exploratory Behaviors Curiosity Curiosity Curiosities Novelty-Seeking Behavior Novelty-Seeking Behavior Behavior, Novelty-Seeking Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking Novelty Seeking Behavior Novelty-Seeking Behaviors

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Psychiatry and Psychology [F]
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms [F01]
Behavior [F01.145]
Exploratory Behavior [F01.145.387]
Motivation [F01.658]
Exploratory Behavior [F01.658.370]

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Bar chart showing 54 publications over 24 distinct years, with a maximum of 6 publications in 2015

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Year	Major Topic	Minor Topic	Total
1994	1	0	1
1995	1	0	1
1996	1	0	1
1997	1	0	1
1999	1	1	2
2003	1	1	2
2004	2	3	5
2005	0	2	2
2006	1	2	3
2007	1	1	2
2008	2	2	4
2009	3	0	3
2010	2	2	4
2011	0	2	2
2012	1	0	1
2013	0	2	2
2014	4	0	4
2015	2	4	6
2016	0	2	2
2017	0	1	1
2018	1	0	1
2019	2	0	2
2020	0	1	1
2022	1	0	1

Below are the most recent publications written about "Exploratory Behavior" by people in Profiles.

Freedy JR. Curiosity and scholarly endeavors are essential to catalyze human growth, development, and well-being. Int J Psychiatry Med. 2022 07; 57(4):251-255.

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Resendez SL, Namboodiri VMK, Otis JM, Eckman LEH, Rodriguez-Romaguera J, Ung RL, Basiri ML, Kosyk O, Rossi MA, Dichter GS, Stuber GD. Social Stimuli Induce Activation of Oxytocin Neurons Within the Paraventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus to Promote Social Behavior in Male Mice. J Neurosci. 2020 03 11; 40(11):2282-2295.

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Blanco-Centurion C, Luo S, Spergel DJ, Vidal-Ortiz A, Oprisan SA, Van den Pol AN, Liu M, Shiromani PJ. Dynamic Network Activation of Hypothalamic MCH Neurons in REM Sleep and Exploratory Behavior. J Neurosci. 2019 06 19; 39(25):4986-4998.

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Penrod RD, Kumar J, Smith LN, McCalley D, Nentwig TB, Hughes BW, Barry GM, Glover K, Taniguchi M, Cowan CW. Activity-regulated cytoskeleton-associated protein (Arc/Arg3.1) regulates anxiety- and novelty-related behaviors. Genes Brain Behav. 2019 09; 18(7):e12561.

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Brewerton TD, Cotton BD, Kilpatrick DG. Sensation seeking, binge-type eating disorders, victimization, and PTSD in the National Women's Study. Eat Behav. 2018 08; 30:120-124.

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Hardigan T, Hernandez C, Ward R, Hoda MN, Ergul A. TLR2 knockout protects against diabetes-mediated changes in cerebral perfusion and cognitive deficits. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2017 06 01; 312(6):R927-R937.

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Wang M, Uchiumi O, Ogiso H, Shui Y, Zou J, Hashizume C, Taniguchi M, Okazaki T, Kato N. Stressful learning paradigm precludes manifestation of cognitive ability in sphingomyelin synthase-2 knockout mice. Behav Brain Res. 2017 02 15; 319:25-30.

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Dai M, Liou B, Swope B, Wang X, Zhang W, Inskeep V, Grabowski GA, Sun Y, Pan D. Progression of Behavioral and CNS Deficits in a Viable Murine Model of Chronic Neuronopathic Gaucher Disease. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0162367.

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Kohl Z, Ben Abdallah N, Vogelgsang J, Tischer L, Deusser J, Amato D, Anderson S, Müller CP, Riess O, Masliah E, Nuber S, Winkler J. Severely impaired hippocampal neurogenesis associates with an early serotonergic deficit in a BAC a-synuclein transgenic rat model of Parkinson's disease. Neurobiol Dis. 2016 Jan; 85:206-217.

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Engin E, Zarnowska ED, Benke D, Tsvetkov E, Sigal M, Keist R, Bolshakov VY, Pearce RA, Rudolph U. Tonic Inhibitory Control of Dentate Gyrus Granule Cells by a5-Containing GABAA Receptors Reduces Memory Interference. J Neurosci. 2015 Oct 07; 35(40):13698-712.

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