"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.
The tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.
| Descriptor ID |
D005106
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.387 F01.658.370
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| Concept/Terms |
Exploratory Behavior- Exploratory Behavior
- Behavior, Exploratory
- Behaviors, Exploratory
- Exploratory Behaviors
Novelty-Seeking Behavior- Novelty-Seeking Behavior
- Behavior, Novelty-Seeking
- Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking
- Novelty Seeking Behavior
- Novelty-Seeking Behaviors
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Exploratory Behavior" by people in this website by year, and whether "Exploratory Behavior" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 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 | 3 | 5 |
| 2009 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 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 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Exploratory Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Novelty-induced locomotor behavior predicts heroin addiction vulnerability in male, but not female, rats. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2022 Nov; 239(11):3605-3620.
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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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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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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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Rats bred for high anxiety exhibit distinct fear-related coping behavior, hippocampal physiology, and synaptic plasticity-related gene expression. Hippocampus. 2019 Oct; 29(10):939-956.
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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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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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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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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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Progression of Behavioral and CNS Deficits in a Viable Murine Model of Chronic Neuronopathic Gaucher Disease. PLoS One. 2016; 11(9):e0162367.