"Heuristics" 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.
Experience-based techniques for problem-solving, learning, and discovery that find a solution which is not guaranteed to be optimal, but sufficient for a given set of goals.
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D000066506
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.425.725.500 F02.463.785.810.500
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| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2026 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Heuristics" by people in Profiles.
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PEPCAL: A Heuristic Framework for Teaching Generative AI to Continuing Professional Education Providers and Faculty Developers. J Contin Educ Health Prof. 2026 Summer 01; 46(3):191-197.
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Heuristics and optimal solutions to the breadth-depth dilemma. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2020 08 18; 117(33):19799-19808.
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Macaques are risk-averse in a freely moving foraging task. Sci Rep. 2019 10 21; 9(1):15091.
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Biases and Heuristics in Decision Making and Their Impact on Autonomy. Am J Bioeth. 2016 05; 16(5):5-15.
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Cognitive biases and heuristics in medical decision making: a critical review using a systematic search strategy. Med Decis Making. 2015 05; 35(4):539-57.