"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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| 1996 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 1997 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 1998 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 1999 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| 2000 | 14 | 20 | 34 |
| 2001 | 15 | 24 | 39 |
| 2002 | 22 | 16 | 38 |
| 2003 | 19 | 19 | 38 |
| 2004 | 24 | 23 | 47 |
| 2005 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 2006 | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| 2007 | 28 | 22 | 50 |
| 2008 | 27 | 31 | 58 |
| 2009 | 30 | 29 | 59 |
| 2010 | 25 | 21 | 46 |
| 2011 | 37 | 24 | 61 |
| 2012 | 51 | 33 | 84 |
| 2013 | 43 | 25 | 68 |
| 2014 | 46 | 34 | 80 |
| 2015 | 55 | 43 | 98 |
| 2016 | 48 | 37 | 85 |
| 2017 | 52 | 48 | 100 |
| 2018 | 49 | 46 | 95 |
| 2019 | 66 | 41 | 107 |
| 2020 | 49 | 49 | 98 |
| 2021 | 45 | 79 | 124 |
| 2022 | 7 | 83 | 90 |
| 2023 | 14 | 94 | 108 |
| 2024 | 35 | 69 | 104 |
| 2025 | 56 | 33 | 89 |
| 2026 | 46 | 20 | 66 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain" by people in Profiles.
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Neuroimaging correlates of cognitive stages in Parkinson's disease: A multimodal MRI study. Clin Neurol Neurosurg. 2026 05; 264:109343.
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A nonlinear relationship of evoked responses following charge-balanced single-pulse electrical stimulation with varying pulse widths. Brain Stimul. 2026 Mar-Apr; 19(2):103049.
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Low-dose metformin requires brain Rap1 for its antidiabetic action. Sci Adv. 2025 Aug; 11(31):eadu3700.
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Sleep drive, not total sleep amount, increases seizure risk. Nat Commun. 2025 Jul 29; 16(1):6967.
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TET2-mutant myeloid cells mitigate Alzheimer's disease progression via CNS infiltration and enhanced phagocytosis in mice. Cell Stem Cell. 2025 08 07; 32(8):1285-1298.e8.
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Towards quantitative assessment of cerebrovascular autoregulation in human neonates using ultrafast ultrasound imaging. Sci Rep. 2025 Apr 11; 15(1):12374.
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PLD3 and PLD4 synthesize S,S-BMP, a key phospholipid enabling lipid degradation in lysosomes. Cell. 2024 Nov 27; 187(24):6820-6834.e24.
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Astrocytic Slc4a4 regulates blood-brain barrier integrity in healthy and stroke brains via a CCL2-CCR2 pathway and NO dysregulation. Cell Rep. 2024 05 28; 43(5):114193.
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The Brain Gene Registry: a data snapshot. J Neurodev Disord. 2024 04 17; 16(1):17.
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Spontaneous thrombosis of high flow pediatric arteriovenous fistulae: Case series of two patients and a comprehensive literature review. Childs Nerv Syst. 2024 05; 40(5):1405-1414.