"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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| 1996 | 14 | 17 | 31 |
| 1997 | 6 | 16 | 22 |
| 1998 | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| 1999 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| 2000 | 15 | 20 | 35 |
| 2001 | 15 | 26 | 41 |
| 2002 | 23 | 17 | 40 |
| 2003 | 19 | 23 | 42 |
| 2004 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 2005 | 28 | 29 | 57 |
| 2006 | 33 | 18 | 51 |
| 2007 | 26 | 23 | 49 |
| 2008 | 28 | 32 | 60 |
| 2009 | 29 | 30 | 59 |
| 2010 | 29 | 21 | 50 |
| 2011 | 38 | 23 | 61 |
| 2012 | 53 | 35 | 88 |
| 2013 | 45 | 27 | 72 |
| 2014 | 50 | 36 | 86 |
| 2015 | 56 | 44 | 100 |
| 2016 | 53 | 38 | 91 |
| 2017 | 55 | 51 | 106 |
| 2018 | 54 | 47 | 101 |
| 2019 | 69 | 45 | 114 |
| 2020 | 50 | 55 | 105 |
| 2021 | 47 | 80 | 127 |
| 2022 | 7 | 85 | 92 |
| 2023 | 13 | 96 | 109 |
| 2024 | 36 | 67 | 103 |
| 2025 | 59 | 33 | 92 |
| 2026 | 15 | 6 | 21 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain" by people in Profiles.
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Apathy, effort-based decisions and brain integrity in Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases. Brain. 2026 May 05; 149(5):1635-1649.
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T2 Hyperintensity and ADC Values in Fetal Brain MRI following Prenatal Open Neural Tube Defect Repair. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 May 04; 47(5):1380-1385.
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Neuropathological hallmarks during the chronic phase of ischemic stroke in mice and humans. Exp Neurol. 2026 Aug; 402:115766.
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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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Characterizing Heterogeneity in Brain Morphology in Traumatic Brain Injury Using Normative Modeling. Neurology. 2026 Apr 28; 106(8):e214741.
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Mapping Brain Metabolites in Tuberous Sclerosis Complex: A 3T MR Spectroscopic Imaging Study. AJNR Am J Neuroradiol. 2026 Apr 02; 47(4):1093-1100.
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Python metabolomics uncovers a conserved postprandial metabolite and gut-brain feeding pathway. Nat Metab. 2026 Apr; 8(4):869-884.
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Selective elimination of myeloid HIV reservoirs by targeting pro-survival pathways. J Infect. 2026 May; 92(5):106733.
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Neuronal and glial networks interact with traumatic brain injury to modulate cognition in ABCD study. NPJ Syst Biol Appl. 2026 Mar 13; 12(1).
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Relationship Between Heart Rate Variability and Sleep Among Girls and Boys With Abdominal Pain-Related Disorders of Gut-Brain Interaction. Neurogastroenterol Motil. 2026 Mar; 38(3):e70293.