"Affect" 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 feeling-tone accompaniment of an idea or mental representation. It is the most direct psychic derivative of instinct and the psychic representative of the various bodily changes by means of which instincts manifest themselves.
| Descriptor ID |
D000339
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470.047
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| Concept/Terms |
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Affect" by people in this website by year, and whether "Affect" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2000 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2001 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
| 2005 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2006 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2008 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2009 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 2014 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| 2015 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2016 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2017 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 2019 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2024 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Affect" by people in Profiles.
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Changes in neural activation and in functional connectivity during affective memory recall after six months of psychotherapy: An fMRI study of individuals with depression. J Affect Disord. 2027 Jan 01; 416:122532.
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Time-restricted feeding in adult mice improves mood-related behaviors in a sex-dependent manner. Behav Brain Res. 2026 01 05; 496:115867.
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Mood and sleep in young adults with type 1 diabetes. J Pediatr Psychol. 2025 Aug 01; 50(8):811-819.
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The role of sleep difficulties in the relation between pain and smoking cessation processes. J Behav Med. 2025 Aug; 48(4):671-682.
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Responsive neurostimulation in Epilepsy: Effects on mood and quality of life. Epilepsy Behav. 2025 06; 167:110406.
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Evaluating the Online Mood Assessment Post Stroke (O-MAPS) training: a phase II randomized-controlled trial. Top Stroke Rehabil. 2025 Sep; 32(6):595-607.
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Intestinal Epithelial Serotonin as a Novel Target for Treating Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction and Mood. Gastroenterology. 2025 04; 168(4):754-768.
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Functional connectivity subtypes during a positive mood induction: Predicting clinical response in a randomized controlled trial of ketamine for treatment-resistant depression. J Psychopathol Clin Sci. 2025 Apr; 134(3):228-238.
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Psychometric Properties of a Novel Affective Bias Task and Its Application in Clinical and Nonclinical Populations. Biol Psychiatry Cogn Neurosci Neuroimaging. 2026 Jan; 11(1):126-131.
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Interaction of sleep and emotion across the menstrual cycle. J Sleep Res. 2024 12; 33(6):e14185.