"Brain" 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.
The part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D001921
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain- Brain
- Brains
- Encephalon
- Encephalons
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Brain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Brain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 10 | 8 | 18 |
| 1996 | 13 | 12 | 25 |
| 1997 | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| 1998 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 1999 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2000 | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| 2001 | 7 | 11 | 18 |
| 2002 | 15 | 21 | 36 |
| 2003 | 31 | 17 | 48 |
| 2004 | 27 | 24 | 51 |
| 2005 | 25 | 20 | 45 |
| 2006 | 43 | 17 | 60 |
| 2007 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| 2008 | 40 | 22 | 62 |
| 2009 | 29 | 11 | 40 |
| 2010 | 32 | 24 | 56 |
| 2011 | 31 | 17 | 48 |
| 2012 | 34 | 17 | 51 |
| 2013 | 32 | 16 | 48 |
| 2014 | 49 | 21 | 70 |
| 2015 | 54 | 21 | 75 |
| 2016 | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| 2017 | 37 | 17 | 54 |
| 2018 | 36 | 22 | 58 |
| 2019 | 42 | 27 | 69 |
| 2020 | 29 | 22 | 51 |
| 2021 | 23 | 25 | 48 |
| 2022 | 4 | 37 | 41 |
| 2023 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2024 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain" by people in Profiles.
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Diffusion MRI in 2-Month-Old Mouse Brain Predicts Alzheimer's Pathology Genotype. NMR Biomed. 2025 Apr; 38(4):e70018.
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Concurrent tDCS-fMRI after stroke reveals link between attention network organization and motor improvement. Sci Rep. 2024 Aug 20; 14(1):19334.
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PyDesigner v1.0: A Pythonic Implementation of the DESIGNER Pipeline for Diffusion Magnetic Resonance Imaging. J Vis Exp. 2024 May 17; (207).
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Down Syndrome Biobank Consortium: A perspective. Alzheimers Dement. 2024 Mar; 20(3):2262-2272.
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Comparison of three magnetic resonance imaging measures of brain iron in healthy and cocaine use disorder participants. NMR Biomed. 2024 Mar; 37(3):e5072.
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Chemogenetic Perturbation of the Posterior But Not Anterior Cerebellum Reduces Voluntary Ethanol Consumption. eNeuro. 2023 Sep; 10(9).
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Letter to the Editor Regarding "Short Falls in Childhood Occasionally Cause Major Brain Injuries Because of Unusual Circumstances". Pediatr Emerg Care. 2023 03 01; 39(3):204.
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Distribution and inflammatory cell response to intracranial delivery of radioluminescent Y2(SiO4)O:Ce particles. PLoS One. 2023; 18(1):e0276819.
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Associations between right inferior frontal gyrus morphometry and inhibitory control in individuals with nicotine dependence. Drug Alcohol Depend. 2023 03 01; 244:109766.
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Validity of Normative Volumetric Estimates from Open Access Software in Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment. J Prev Alzheimers Dis. 2023; 10(2):236-243.