"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 | 13 | 5 | 18 |
| 2000 | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| 2001 | 14 | 10 | 24 |
| 2002 | 22 | 9 | 31 |
| 2003 | 22 | 11 | 33 |
| 2004 | 18 | 15 | 33 |
| 2005 | 24 | 15 | 39 |
| 2006 | 26 | 16 | 42 |
| 2007 | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| 2008 | 27 | 22 | 49 |
| 2009 | 30 | 19 | 49 |
| 2010 | 25 | 19 | 44 |
| 2011 | 37 | 22 | 59 |
| 2012 | 30 | 18 | 48 |
| 2013 | 23 | 22 | 45 |
| 2014 | 26 | 20 | 46 |
| 2015 | 43 | 21 | 64 |
| 2016 | 28 | 18 | 46 |
| 2017 | 31 | 23 | 54 |
| 2018 | 39 | 20 | 59 |
| 2019 | 33 | 26 | 59 |
| 2020 | 36 | 34 | 70 |
| 2021 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 2022 | 11 | 27 | 38 |
| 2023 | 6 | 32 | 38 |
| 2024 | 22 | 31 | 53 |
| 2025 | 26 | 26 | 52 |
| 2026 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Neurons" by people in Profiles.
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Early-onset neuroinflammation drives neurodegeneration caused by lysosomal PI(3,5)P2 insufficiency. Neurobiol Dis. 2026 Aug; 226:107467.
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Global Stability of a Hebbian/Anti-Hebbian Network for Principal Subspace Learning. Neural Comput. 2026 Jun 02; 38(7):1180-1202.
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Plasticity and language in the anaesthetized human hippocampus. Nature. 2026 Jun; 654(8119):714-723.
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Targeting the noncatalytic activity of GSK3? modulates neuronal excitability in medium spiny neurons via Nav1.6 interactions. Br J Pharmacol. 2026 Aug; 183(15):4344-4363.
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Central Administration of Recombinant IGF1 Is Neuroprotective in a Rodent Model of Acute Liver Failure. Int J Mol Sci. 2026 Apr 16; 27(8).
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Systematic identification of cell-cell interactions associated with the severity of patients with Alzheimer's disease. J Alzheimers Dis. 2026 Jun; 111(3):1156-1167.
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Single-nucleus brain transcriptomics reveals microglia dysfunction in multiple system atrophy. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 15; 17(1).
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Designer indicators for two-photon recording of subthreshold voltage dynamics. Nat Methods. 2026 May; 23(5):986-997.
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Sparseness facilitates image encoding across visuo-frontal networks in freely moving macaque. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr 14; 17(1).
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Statistics of natural scenes shape contextual modulation in the visual cortex. Neuron. 2026 Jul 01; 114(13):2473-2486.e9.