 Exploratory Behavior
"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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| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1999 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2007 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2008 | 6 | 5 | 11 | | 2009 | 1 | 5 | 6 | | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2011 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2012 | 2 | 5 | 7 | | 2013 | 2 | 3 | 5 | | 2014 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2015 | 2 | 4 | 6 | | 2016 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2019 | 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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Barton AJ. Practicing Curiosity. J Nurs Educ. 2019 08 01; 58(8):439-440.
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Daut RA, Hartsock MJ, Tomczik AC, Watkins LR, Spencer RL, Maier SF, Fonken LK. Circadian misalignment has differential effects on affective behavior following exposure to controllable or uncontrollable stress. Behav Brain Res. 2019 02 01; 359:440-445.
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Cauley M, Hall BJ, Abreu-Villaça Y, Junaid S, White H, Kiany A, Slotkin TA, Levin ED. Critical developmental periods for effects of low-level tobacco smoke exposure on behavioral performance. Neurotoxicology. 2018 09; 68:81-87.
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Baratta MV, Leslie NR, Fallon IP, Dolzani SD, Chun LE, Tamalunas AM, Watkins LR, Maier SF. Behavioural and neural sequelae of stressor exposure are not modulated by controllability in females. Eur J Neurosci. 2018 04; 47(8):959-967.
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Harden KP, Mann FD, Grotzinger AD, Patterson MW, Steinberg L, Tackett JL, Tucker-Drob EM. Developmental differences in reward sensitivity and sensation seeking in adolescence: Testing sex-specific associations with gonadal hormones and pubertal development. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2018 Jul; 115(1):161-178.
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Moding KJ, Stifter CA. Does Temperament Underlie Infant Novel Food Responses?: Continuity of Approach-Withdrawal From 6 to 18 Months. Child Dev. 2018 07; 89(4):e444-e458.
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Milanovic D, Pesic V, Loncarevic-Vasiljkovic N, Avramovic V, Tesic V, Jevtovic-Todorovic V, Kanazir S, Ruzdijic S. Neonatal Propofol Anesthesia Changes Expression of Synaptic Plasticity Proteins and Increases Stereotypic and Anxyolitic Behavior in Adult Rats. Neurotox Res. 2017 Aug; 32(2):247-263.
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Caffino L, Giannotti G, Mottarlini F, Racagni G, Fumagalli F. Developmental Exposure to Cocaine Dynamically Dysregulates Cortical Arc/Arg3.1 Modulation in Response to a Challenge. Neurotox Res. 2017 02; 31(2):289-297.
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Grace PM, Loram LC, Christianson JP, Strand KA, Flyer-Adams JG, Penzkover KR, Forsayeth JR, van Dam AM, Mahoney MJ, Maier SF, Chavez RA, Watkins LR. Behavioral assessment of neuropathic pain, fatigue, and anxiety in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) and attenuation by interleukin-10 gene therapy. Brain Behav Immun. 2017 Jan; 59:49-54.
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Perkins AE, Doremus-Fitzwater TL, Spencer RL, Varlinskaya EI, Conti MM, Bishop C, Deak T. A working model for the assessment of disruptions in social behavior among aged rats: The role of sex differences, social recognition, and sensorimotor processes. Exp Gerontol. 2016 Apr; 76:46-57.
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