Emotions
"Emotions" 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.
Those affective states which can be experienced and have arousing and motivational properties.
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D004644
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F01.470
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Emotions".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Emotions" by people in this website by year, and whether "Emotions" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 4 | 0 | 4 | | 1999 | 1 | 2 | 3 | | 2000 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2001 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 | | 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2005 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2006 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2007 | 6 | 6 | 12 | | 2008 | 2 | 1 | 3 | | 2009 | 5 | 2 | 7 | | 2010 | 8 | 13 | 21 | | 2011 | 10 | 9 | 19 | | 2012 | 11 | 6 | 17 | | 2013 | 12 | 7 | 19 | | 2014 | 5 | 10 | 15 | | 2015 | 12 | 10 | 22 | | 2016 | 14 | 14 | 28 | | 2017 | 18 | 8 | 26 | | 2018 | 16 | 13 | 29 | | 2019 | 15 | 13 | 28 | | 2020 | 9 | 17 | 26 | | 2021 | 16 | 21 | 37 | | 2022 | 5 | 25 | 30 | | 2023 | 12 | 36 | 48 | | 2024 | 12 | 8 | 20 | | 2025 | 15 | 3 | 18 | | 2026 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Emotions" by people in Profiles.
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Hennessey EP, Swales DA, Markant J, Nevarez-Brewster M, Deer LK, Su C, Hoffman MC, Hankin BL, Davis EP. Fetal Cortisol Exposure and Offspring Socioemotional Development. Dev Psychobiol. 2026 Mar; 68(2):e70122.
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Gowin JL, Ashar YK, Mcrae K, Sheller CM, Sloan ME. A comparison of a multivariate neural pattern versus amygdala response for regulation of negative emotion. Soc Cogn Affect Neurosci. 2026 Jan 21; 21(1).
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Carta KE, Jumonville GA, Duong JB, Walters SN, Carrasco AS, Romero DN, Khurd IP, Chaspari T, Han SC, Kim Y, Narayanan S, Margolin G, Timmons AC. Effects of emotional spillover and exposure to interparental psychological aggression on momentary physiological linkage during naturalistic couple conflicts. Biol Psychol. 2026 Jan; 203:109191.
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Dey D, Lateef HA, Leroux A, Zipunnikov V, Merikangas K. Associations between daily outdoor temperature and subjective real-time ratings of emotional states and sleep in mood disorder subtypes. J Affect Disord. 2026 Mar 15; 397:120918.
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Pauletic MT, Shipman K, Steeger CM, Holton M, Trammell J. Study protocol for a randomized controlled trial of the Let's Connect® intervention: A trauma-responsive, emotion-focused parenting skills program. Contemp Clin Trials. 2026 Jan; 160:108177.
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Winters DE, Sakai JT. Callous-Unemotional Trait Prosocial Limitations Are Moderated by Cognitive Control Impacting Theory of Mind in Adolescents. Personal Ment Health. 2025 Nov; 19(4):e70037.
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Kovacs LN, Elliott MV, Villanueva CM, Joachimsthaler J, Gardinier S, Rottenberg J, Gruber J, Johnson SL. Rethinking emotional reactivity in bipolar disorders: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychol Bull. 2025 Nov; 151(11):1336-1362.
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Pincus D, Ricca BP, Jenkins B, Boehm JK, Berardi V, Moors AC, Frederick DA. Emotional balance, health, and resilience at the start of COVID-19 pandemic. Emotion. 2026 Mar; 26(2):450-465.
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Martin-Willett R, Skrzynski CJ, Bryan AD, Bidwell LC. Effects of Cannabinoids on Emotional States and Alcohol Use Among Underrepresented Groups: Moderation by Perceived Discrimination. Hum Psychopharmacol. 2025 Sep; 40(5):e70016.
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He Z, Cohen N, Shu J, Bo K, Wager TD, Ochsner KN. Comparing the neural bases of self- and social-reappraisal. Cereb Cortex. 2025 Aug 01; 35(8).
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