"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 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 1996 | 19 | 9 | 28 |
| 1997 | 18 | 13 | 31 |
| 1998 | 27 | 15 | 42 |
| 1999 | 27 | 16 | 43 |
| 2000 | 17 | 13 | 30 |
| 2001 | 31 | 18 | 49 |
| 2002 | 24 | 23 | 47 |
| 2003 | 22 | 17 | 39 |
| 2004 | 28 | 25 | 53 |
| 2005 | 34 | 24 | 58 |
| 2006 | 40 | 23 | 63 |
| 2007 | 34 | 33 | 67 |
| 2008 | 45 | 20 | 65 |
| 2009 | 53 | 34 | 87 |
| 2010 | 38 | 30 | 68 |
| 2011 | 38 | 33 | 71 |
| 2012 | 26 | 14 | 40 |
| 2013 | 35 | 18 | 53 |
| 2014 | 30 | 16 | 46 |
| 2015 | 27 | 15 | 42 |
| 2016 | 21 | 23 | 44 |
| 2017 | 31 | 21 | 52 |
| 2018 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| 2019 | 16 | 15 | 31 |
| 2020 | 16 | 18 | 34 |
| 2021 | 13 | 26 | 39 |
| 2022 | 3 | 26 | 29 |
| 2023 | 5 | 23 | 28 |
| 2024 | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| 2025 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain" by people in Profiles.
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Khalife MR, Villarin C, Ruiz JM, McClelland SA, Rabbo KA, Matthew Mahoney J, Scott RC, Hernan AE. Melanocortin 4 Receptor-Dependent Mechanism of ACTH in Preventing Anxiety-Like Behaviors and Normalizing Astrocyte Proteins after Early Life Seizures. eNeuro. 2025 Mar; 12(3).
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Skidmore CT. Neuroimaging in Epilepsy. Continuum (Minneap Minn). 2025 Feb 01; 31(1):61-80.
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Kesari A, Maurya S, Sheikh MT, Gupta RK, Singh A. Large blood vessel segmentation in quantitative DCE-MRI of brain tumors: A Swin UNETR approach. Magn Reson Imaging. 2025 May; 118:110342.
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Patil S, Subtirelu R, Teichner E, Kata R, Gerlach A, Ayubcha C, Alnemri A, Werner T, Alavi A, Newberg AB. CT, MRI, and PET Imaging in Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury. PET Clin. 2025 Jan; 20(1):133-145.
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Ghonim M, Ghonim M, Kim Redden HW, Gharavi D, Mamidi RS, Patel DA, Mirbod M, Revheim ME, Werner TJ, Newberg AB, Alavi A, Ayubcha C. Structural and Molecular Imaging of Aging Brain: A Focus on MR Imaging and PET Modalities. PET Clin. 2025 Jan; 20(1):67-88.
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Patil S, Ayubcha C, Teichner E, Subtirelu R, Cho JH, Ghonim M, Ghonim M, Werner TJ, H?ilund-Carlsen PF, Alavi A, Newberg AB. Clinical Applications of PET Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease. PET Clin. 2025 Jan; 20(1):89-100.
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Stauff E, Xu W, Kecskemethy HH, Langhans SA, Kandula VVR, Averill LW, Yue X. Tryptophan Kynurenine Pathway-Based Imaging Agents for Brain Disorders and Oncology-From Bench to Bedside. Biomolecules. 2025 Jan 01; 15(1).
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Persichetti AS, Shao J, Gotts SJ, Martin A. A functional parcellation of the whole brain in high-functioning individuals with autism spectrum disorder reveals atypical patterns of network organization. Mol Psychiatry. 2025 Apr; 30(4):1518-1528.
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Brooks AW, Sandri BJ, Nixon JP, Nurkiewicz TR, Barach P, Trembley JH, Butterick TA. Neuroinflammation and Brain Health Risks in Veterans Exposed to Burn Pit Toxins. Int J Mol Sci. 2024 Sep 10; 25(18).
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Zhang Q, Hudgins S, Struck AF, Ankeeta A, Javidi SS, Sperling MR, Hermann BP, Tracy JI. Association of Normative and Non-Normative Brain Networks With Cognitive Function in Patients With Temporal Lobe Epilepsy. Neurology. 2024 Oct 08; 103(7):e209800.