"Motivation" 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.
Those factors which cause an organism to behave or act in either a goal-seeking or satisfying manner. They may be influenced by physiological drives or by external stimuli.
| Descriptor ID |
D009042
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.658 F01.752.543.500.750
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| Concept/Terms |
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Motivation".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Motivation" by people in this website by year, and whether "Motivation" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1996 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 1998 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2001 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2003 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2004 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2005 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 2006 | 5 | 6 | 11 |
| 2007 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
| 2008 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2009 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| 2010 | 10 | 5 | 15 |
| 2011 | 5 | 7 | 12 |
| 2012 | 6 | 14 | 20 |
| 2013 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2014 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2015 | 9 | 6 | 15 |
| 2016 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| 2017 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2018 | 6 | 10 | 16 |
| 2019 | 5 | 12 | 17 |
| 2020 | 6 | 15 | 21 |
| 2021 | 1 | 18 | 19 |
| 2022 | 3 | 9 | 12 |
| 2023 | 7 | 9 | 16 |
| 2024 | 3 | 7 | 10 |
| 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Motivation" by people in Profiles.
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Enhanced motivated behavior mediated by pharmacological targeting of the FGF14/Nav1.6?complex in nucleus accumbens neurons. Nat Commun. 2025 Jan 02; 16(1):110.
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Inspiring Professionalism in Medicine: A Review of Incentives to Promote Positive Behaviors in Training and Practice. Pediatr Ann. 2024 Dec; 53(12):e446-e451.
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Development of Self-Management Skills in 14- to 16-Year-Old Adolescents with Chronic Health Conditions: A Qualitative Study. Child Care Health Dev. 2024 Nov; 50(6):e70012.
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Strategic stabilization of arousal boosts sustained attention. Curr Biol. 2024 Sep 23; 34(18):4114-4128.e6.
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A social media game to increase physical activity among older adult women: protocol of a randomized controlled trial to evaluate CHALLENGE. BMC Public Health. 2024 Aug 12; 24(1):2172.
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Using games to understand the mind. Nat Hum Behav. 2024 Jun; 8(6):1035-1043.
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Surrogate endpoints in clinical trials of p16-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: an individual patient data meta-analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2024 Mar; 25(3):366-375.
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Reflective Engagement With a Digital Physical Activity Intervention Among People Living With and Beyond Breast Cancer: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Mhealth Uhealth. 2024 Feb 09; 12:e51057.
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Randomized Experiments to Reduce Overuse of Health Care: A Scoping Review. Med Care. 2024 Apr 01; 62(4):263-269.
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The fatigue-inducing effects of cancer and its therapy are characterized by decreased physical activity in the absence of any motivational deficit. Brain Behav Immun. 2024 03; 117:205-214.