"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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| 1995 | 15 | 11 | 26 |
| 1996 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 1997 | 7 | 15 | 22 |
| 1998 | 12 | 11 | 23 |
| 1999 | 19 | 11 | 30 |
| 2000 | 17 | 23 | 40 |
| 2001 | 13 | 27 | 40 |
| 2002 | 21 | 18 | 39 |
| 2003 | 20 | 24 | 44 |
| 2004 | 25 | 26 | 51 |
| 2005 | 25 | 31 | 56 |
| 2006 | 33 | 19 | 52 |
| 2007 | 27 | 23 | 50 |
| 2008 | 27 | 37 | 64 |
| 2009 | 33 | 31 | 64 |
| 2010 | 33 | 21 | 54 |
| 2011 | 42 | 24 | 66 |
| 2012 | 51 | 35 | 86 |
| 2013 | 45 | 26 | 71 |
| 2014 | 45 | 33 | 78 |
| 2015 | 58 | 42 | 100 |
| 2016 | 46 | 37 | 83 |
| 2017 | 56 | 47 | 103 |
| 2018 | 47 | 37 | 84 |
| 2019 | 58 | 36 | 94 |
| 2020 | 49 | 42 | 91 |
| 2021 | 45 | 73 | 118 |
| 2022 | 8 | 65 | 73 |
| 2023 | 8 | 77 | 85 |
| 2024 | 26 | 52 | 78 |
| 2025 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain" by people in Profiles.
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Imaging and Anesthesia Protocol Optimization in Sedated Clinical Resting-State fMRI. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2025 Feb 03; 46(2):293-301.
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Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities (ARIA) in Clinical Trials of Gantenerumab in Early Alzheimer Disease. JAMA Neurol. 2025 Jan 01; 82(1):19-29.
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The POINTER Imaging baseline cohort: Associations between multimodal neuroimaging biomarkers, cardiovascular health, and cognition. Alzheimers Dement. 2025 Jan; 21(1):e14399.
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Prenatal assessment of brain malformations on neuroimaging: an expert panel review. Brain. 2024 Dec 03; 147(12):3982-4002.
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The primate gut microbiota contributes to interspecific differences in host metabolism. Microb Genom. 2024 Dec; 10(12).
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Association of Social Determinants of Health With Brain MRI Outcomes in Individuals With Pediatric Onset Multiple Sclerosis. Neurology. 2024 Dec 24; 103(12):e210140.
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The DNA demethylase TET1 modifies the impact of maternal folic acid status on embryonic brain development. EMBO Rep. 2025 Jan; 26(1):175-199.
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Tau filaments are tethered within brain extracellular vesicles in Alzheimer's disease. Nat Neurosci. 2025 Jan; 28(1):40-48.
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Differences in Brain Volume in Military Service Members and Veterans After Blast-Related Mild TBI: A LIMBIC-CENC Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2024 Nov 04; 7(11):e2443416.
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Brain malformations and seizures by impaired chaperonin function of TRiC. Science. 2024 Nov; 386(6721):516-525.