"Attention" 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.
Focusing on certain aspects of current experience to the exclusion of others. It is the act of heeding or taking notice or concentrating.
| Descriptor ID |
D001288
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.104.214
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Attention" by people in this website by year, and whether "Attention" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2001 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2002 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2005 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2008 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2009 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 2010 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2012 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2013 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 2014 | 7 | 6 | 13 |
| 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 2016 | 6 | 8 | 14 |
| 2017 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2018 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
| 2019 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
| 2020 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2023 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2024 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Attention" by people in Profiles.
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Asian elephants (Elephas maximus) recognise human visual attention from body and face orientation. Sci Rep. 2025 Oct 02; 15(1):32623.
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Differences in neuropsychological performance across clinical variants of progressive supranuclear palsy. J Int Neuropsychol Soc. 2025 Jun; 31(5-6):384-395.
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Psychophysiological correlates of learner-instructor interaction: A scoping review. Int J Psychophysiol. 2025 May; 211:112556.
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An eye-tracking study of visual attention in chimpanzees and bonobos when viewing different tool-using techniques. Anim Cogn. 2025 Feb 11; 28(1):12.
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Individualized functional magnetic resonance imaging neuromodulation enhances visuospatial perception: a proof-of-concept study. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci. 2024 Dec 02; 379(1915):20230083.
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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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Neurocognitive and psychosocial outcomes in survivors of childhood leukemia with Down syndrome. Cancer Med. 2024 02; 13(3):e6842.
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Cellular composition and circuit organization of the locus coeruleus of adult mice. Elife. 2023 02 03; 12.
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Polygenic embryo screening: four clinical considerations warrant further attention. Hum Reprod. 2022 06 30; 37(7):1375-1378.
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Prefrontal cortex. Curr Biol. 2022 04 25; 32(8):R346-R351.