"Exploratory Behavior" 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 tendency to explore or investigate a novel environment. It is considered a motivation not clearly distinguishable from curiosity.
| Descriptor ID |
D005106
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.145.387 F01.658.370
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| Concept/Terms |
Exploratory Behavior- Exploratory Behavior
- Behavior, Exploratory
- Behaviors, Exploratory
- Exploratory Behaviors
Novelty-Seeking Behavior- Novelty-Seeking Behavior
- Behavior, Novelty-Seeking
- Behaviors, Novelty-Seeking
- Novelty Seeking Behavior
- Novelty-Seeking Behaviors
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2006 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2010 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2011 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2015 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Exploratory Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Remote islands as natural laboratories: human-food association increases attraction to humans and novelty exploration in a seabird. Biol Lett. 2024 Aug; 20(8):20240135.
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Curiosity and Uncertainty Resolution: Inflating the Perceived Utility of Genetic Information. Am J Bioeth. 2023 07; 23(7):53-55.
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Family secrets: Experiences and outcomes of participating in direct-to-consumer genetic relative-finder services. Am J Hum Genet. 2022 03 03; 109(3):486-497.
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Genotype-by-genotype epistasis for exploratory behaviour in D. simulans. Proc Biol Sci. 2020 06 10; 287(1928):20200057.
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Does Divergence in Habitat Breadth Associate with Species Differences in Decision Making in Drosophila Sechellia and Drosophila Simulans? Genes (Basel). 2020 05 09; 11(5).
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SIRT1 Decreases Emotional Pain Vulnerability with Associated CaMKIIa Deacetylation in Central Amygdala. J Neurosci. 2020 03 11; 40(11):2332-2342.
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Behavioral Impairments and Oxidative Stress in the Brain, Muscle, and Gill Caused by Chronic Exposure of C70 Nanoparticles on Adult Zebrafish. Int J Mol Sci. 2019 Nov 18; 20(22).
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Mechanisms Underlying Microbial-Mediated Changes in Social Behavior in Mouse Models of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Neuron. 2019 01 16; 101(2):246-259.e6.
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Observations of Toddlers' sensory-based exploratory behaviors with a novel food. Appetite. 2018 12 01; 131:108-116.
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Age-related changes in the gut microbiota influence systemic inflammation and stroke outcome. Ann Neurol. 2018 07; 84(1):23-36.