"Cognition" 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.
Intellectual or mental process whereby an organism obtains knowledge.
| Descriptor ID |
D003071
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.188
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| Concept/Terms |
Cognition- Cognition
- Cognitions
- Cognitive Function
- Cognitive Functions
- Function, Cognitive
- Functions, Cognitive
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cognition" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cognition" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 1998 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 1999 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2000 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| 2005 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2006 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2007 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| 2008 | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| 2009 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| 2010 | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| 2011 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| 2012 | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| 2013 | 8 | 12 | 20 |
| 2014 | 18 | 11 | 29 |
| 2015 | 20 | 14 | 34 |
| 2016 | 19 | 14 | 33 |
| 2017 | 16 | 10 | 26 |
| 2018 | 21 | 17 | 38 |
| 2019 | 17 | 20 | 37 |
| 2020 | 14 | 22 | 36 |
| 2021 | 11 | 37 | 48 |
| 2022 | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| 2023 | 0 | 32 | 32 |
| 2024 | 13 | 17 | 30 |
| 2025 | 13 | 6 | 19 |
| 2026 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Cognition" by people in Profiles.
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Relation of sleep quality, sleep disturbance, and hydroxyurea use to neurocognitive function in youth living with sickle cell disease. Sleep. 2026 Mar 11; 49(3).
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Plasma Biomarkers, Brain Volume, and Cognitive Performance in Service Members and Veterans With mTBI: A LIMBIC-CENC Study. JAMA Netw Open. 2026 Feb 02; 9(2):e2559596.
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Learning from experience: Depressive bias and updating beliefs about common life events. Behav Res Ther. 2026 Feb; 197:104959.
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Investigating dysfunctional cognition change as a putative mechanism of CBT for youth anxiety, OCD and PTSD: protocol for an individual participant data meta-analysis. BMJ Open. 2025 Dec 03; 15(12):e113007.
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Astrocytic Sox9 overexpression in Alzheimer's disease mouse models promotes A? plaque phagocytosis and preserves cognitive function. Nat Neurosci. 2026 Jan; 29(1):88-99.
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Cortisol, stress, and cognition in military subpopulations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2026 Jan; 183:107679.
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Psychiatric and cognitive outcomes of iron supplementation in non-anemic children, adolescents, and menstruating adults: A meta-analysis and systematic review. Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 2025 Nov; 178:106372.
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Differential effects of sport type on brain versus orthopedic injury and sports benefits in the adolescent brain cognitive development study. Brain Inj. 2025 Dec; 39(14):1274-1282.
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Structured vs Self-Guided Multidomain Lifestyle Interventions for Global Cognitive Function: The US POINTER Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA. 2025 08 26; 334(8):681-691.
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Transcranial Photobiomodulation and Firefighter Health and Wellness: A Single-Arm, Open-Label Pilot Study. Photobiomodul Photomed Laser Surg. 2025 Aug; 43(8):337-345.