 Brain
"Brain" 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 part of CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM that is contained within the skull (CRANIUM). Arising from the NEURAL TUBE, the embryonic brain is comprised of three major parts including PROSENCEPHALON (the forebrain); MESENCEPHALON (the midbrain); and RHOMBENCEPHALON (the hindbrain). The developed brain consists of CEREBRUM; CEREBELLUM; and other structures in the BRAIN STEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D001921
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A08.186.211
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| Concept/Terms |
Brain- Brain
- Brains
- Encephalon
- Encephalons
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Brain" by people in this website by year, and whether "Brain" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| 1996 | 10 | 5 | 15 | | 1997 | 14 | 8 | 22 | | 1998 | 15 | 5 | 20 | | 1999 | 23 | 12 | 35 | | 2000 | 14 | 15 | 29 | | 2001 | 12 | 12 | 24 | | 2002 | 25 | 17 | 42 | | 2003 | 20 | 18 | 38 | | 2004 | 27 | 16 | 43 | | 2005 | 30 | 32 | 62 | | 2006 | 29 | 13 | 42 | | 2007 | 31 | 24 | 55 | | 2008 | 30 | 14 | 44 | | 2009 | 48 | 22 | 70 | | 2010 | 37 | 31 | 68 | | 2011 | 46 | 30 | 76 | | 2012 | 55 | 24 | 79 | | 2013 | 59 | 37 | 96 | | 2014 | 61 | 29 | 90 | | 2015 | 80 | 27 | 107 | | 2016 | 57 | 32 | 89 | | 2017 | 71 | 51 | 122 | | 2018 | 78 | 49 | 127 | | 2019 | 71 | 45 | 116 | | 2020 | 41 | 45 | 86 | | 2021 | 39 | 68 | 107 | | 2022 | 25 | 62 | 87 | | 2023 | 19 | 75 | 94 | | 2024 | 36 | 66 | 102 | | 2025 | 46 | 21 | 67 | | 2026 | 22 | 8 | 30 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Brain" by people in Profiles.
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Valenti WB, Ruzzene ST, Berry AR, Orozco-Fersiva NC, Stone MF, Gilmore EC, Holzer JP, Mollaian JS, Greiner JJ, Garcia VP, DeSouza CA. Effect of 17ß-estradiol on brain microvascular endothelial cell oxidative stress, apoptotic susceptibility, and fibrinolytic capacity. J Appl Physiol (1985). 2026 Jun 01; 140(6):1804-1812.
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Tallantyre EC, Planchon SM, Howard H, Mays J, Frowd N, Cohen JA, Coles A, Hersh CM, Miller DM, Dever M, Gray EH, LaRocca NG, Nakamura K, Bale C, Covey-Crump G, Alvarez E, Arun T, Brownlee WJ, Craner M, Freeman L, Frost N, Goldman MD, Gupta RK, Harding KE, Hobart J, Hutton GJ, Hyland MH, Kalra S, Kannan M, Kantarci O, Lashley D, Lily O, Mahad D, Nicholas JA, Nicholas R, Paling D, Pearson OR, Rice CM, Samudralwar R, Schmalstieg WF, Singh M, Zune The E, Weinstock-Guttman B, Zabeti A, Love TE, Gunzler DD, Liu Y, Gerry S, Evangelou N, Ontaneda D. Disease-modifying treatment preferences and decision-making in a multiple sclerosis randomized and observational clinical trial (DELIVER-MS). Mult Scler. 2026 Jun; 32(7):722-736.
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Moseley RR, Vipler BS. Right Brain: The Border of Autonomy: Lessons in Laces. Neurology. 2026 Jun 23; 106(12):e218090.
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Berger JN, Rosales A, Heiden D, Merrick C, Monogue B, Beckham JD, Berg L. Myeloid cell IL-15 production in the brain supports bystander CD8+ T cell neuropathic immune responses following virus infection. J Immunol. 2026 May 14; 215(5).
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Whiteside DJ, Rouse MA, Jones PS, Coyle-Gilchrist I, Murley AG, Stockton K, Hughes LE, Bethlehem RAI, Warrier V, Lambon Ralph MA, Rittman T, Rowe JB. The presymptomatic and early manifestations of semantic dementia. Brain. 2026 May 05; 149(5):1663-1678.
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Tieze SM, Esqueda A, McAllister R, Lagator M, Yücel B, Sun E, Henke KB, Lam TT, Lockyer N, Gupta K, Chandra SS. Lipofuscin accumulation in aging and CLN1 is associated with deficient de-S-acylation, lyso-mitochondrial dysfunction, and lipid dyshomeostasis. Acta Neuropathol. 2026 May 03; 151(1).
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McMahan RH, Evans MR, Najarro KM, Frank DN, Basak JM, Kovacs EJ. Ethanol exacerbates post-burn neuroinflammation and gut-brain barrier dysfunction which are associated with microbiome changes. Alcohol. 2026 Aug; 134:54-62.
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Verkhratsky A, Lee CJ, Chun H, Göritz C, Harkany T, Lee JH, Lee S, Lindskog M, Koh W, Mulder J, Nam MH, Ottersen OP, Pekna M, Pekny M, Pekowska A, Ryu H, Sohn CH, Tretiakov EO, Untiet V, Viney TJ, Youn W, Yi C, Zorec R, Yun M, Cheong E, Nordberg A. Curing the brain: in search for new astrocyte-specific therapies. Exp Mol Med. 2026 Apr; 58(4):1086-1127.
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Cain P, Milstead R, Griffioen M, Wong H, Borski C, Cooper-Sansone A, LaPlante L, Kastengren K, Cotto S, Hanson J, Freigassner B, Link C, Opp M, Hoeffer C. Restoring RCAN1 dosage mitigates sleep and EEG abnormalities in a Down syndrome model. Neurobiol Dis. 2026 Jun 01; 223:107375.
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Gowin JL, Sheller CM. How the brain copes with bad times. PLoS Biol. 2026 Apr; 24(4):e3003710.
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