"Neurons" 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 basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D009474
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.675 A11.671
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| Concept/Terms |
Neurons- Neurons
- Neuron
- Nerve Cells
- Cell, Nerve
- Cells, Nerve
- Nerve Cell
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 1997 | 8 | 6 | 14 |
| 1998 | 11 | 10 | 21 |
| 1999 | 14 | 5 | 19 |
| 2000 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2001 | 15 | 10 | 25 |
| 2002 | 23 | 9 | 32 |
| 2003 | 23 | 10 | 33 |
| 2004 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2005 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| 2006 | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| 2007 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2008 | 27 | 20 | 47 |
| 2009 | 30 | 19 | 49 |
| 2010 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 2011 | 37 | 22 | 59 |
| 2012 | 28 | 19 | 47 |
| 2013 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2014 | 28 | 20 | 48 |
| 2015 | 43 | 22 | 65 |
| 2016 | 29 | 19 | 48 |
| 2017 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
| 2018 | 38 | 22 | 60 |
| 2019 | 33 | 24 | 57 |
| 2020 | 36 | 31 | 67 |
| 2021 | 27 | 30 | 57 |
| 2022 | 11 | 26 | 37 |
| 2023 | 6 | 27 | 33 |
| 2024 | 18 | 28 | 46 |
| 2025 | 18 | 24 | 42 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurons" by people in Profiles.
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Glutamatergic projection neurons in the basal forebrain underlie learned olfactory associational valence assignments. Nat Commun. 2026 Jan 16; 17(1):1608.
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RealtimeDecoder: A Fast Software Module for Online Clusterless Decoding. eNeuro. 2025 Dec; 12(12).
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To jump or not to jump: comparing effects of phenotypic plasticity on the visual responses and escape behavior of locusts and grasshoppers. J Neurophysiol. 2026 Jan 01; 135(1):312-323.
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A distinct PP2A subunit regulates local protein phosphorylation at the axon initial segment. Nat Commun. 2025 Dec 03; 16(1):10850.
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Divergent prefrontal cortex circuits regulate cued food seeking under distinct metabolic or emotional states. Nat Commun. 2025 Nov 22; 16(1):10620.
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EZHIP boosts neuronal-like synaptic gene programs and depresses polyamine metabolism. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2025 Nov 07; 13(1):227.
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Revealing the nervous system requirements of Alzheimer disease risk genes in Drosophila. Am J Hum Genet. 2025 Dec 04; 112(12):2870-2887.
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Engineered 3D immuno-glial-neurovascular human miBrain model. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2025 Oct 21; 122(42):e2511596122.
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Observational activation of anterior cingulate cortical neurons coordinates hippocampal replay in social learning. Elife. 2025 Sep 30; 13.
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PICALM Alzheimer's risk allele causes aberrant lipid droplets in microglia. Nature. 2025 Oct; 646(8087):1178-1186.