 Comprehension
"Comprehension" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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The act or fact of grasping the meaning, nature, or importance of; understanding. (American Heritage Dictionary, 4th ed) Includes understanding by a patient or research subject of information disclosed orally or in writing.
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D032882
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F02.463.188.357
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| 1995 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 3 | 3 | | 2008 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 4 | | 2010 | 4 | 3 | 7 | | 2011 | 4 | 4 | 8 | | 2012 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2013 | 3 | 4 | 7 | | 2014 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2015 | 3 | 3 | 6 | | 2016 | 4 | 5 | 9 | | 2017 | 6 | 3 | 9 | | 2018 | 3 | 7 | 10 | | 2019 | 4 | 6 | 10 | | 2020 | 6 | 4 | 10 | | 2021 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2022 | 3 | 1 | 4 | | 2023 | 1 | 3 | 4 | | 2024 | 3 | 5 | 8 | | 2025 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Comprehension" by people in Profiles.
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Hendizadeh AN, Schmitz N, Fritsch A, Martin L, Palau JP, Kaoutzanis C, Raj M, Kurlander DE, Nin D, Kokosis G. Evaluating Google Gemini's AI generated responses to questions after breast reconstruction. J Plast Reconstr Aesthet Surg. 2025 Jun; 105:185-188.
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Ness T, Langlois VJ, Novick JM, Kim AE. Theta-band neural oscillations reflect cognitive control during language processing. J Exp Psychol Gen. 2024 Sep; 153(9):2279-2298.
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Ceko M, Hirshfield L, Doherty E, Southwell R, D'Mello SK. Cortical cognitive processing during reading captured using functional-near infrared spectroscopy. Sci Rep. 2024 08 22; 14(1):19483.
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O'Brien E, Ludwigson A, Vemuru S, Higgins M, Hampanda K, Adams M, Wolverton D, Sams S, Taft N, Miles R, Lin CT, Cumbler E, Tevis S. Interpretation of immediately released health information: Informing patient medical education in breast oncology. Am J Surg. 2025 Jan; 239:115853.
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Goldberg E, Bounds M, Serina P, Gomez Picazo J, Lo D, Roberts S, Dandapani H, Keene S, Thomas K, Leroux A. Commercial entities own the online narrative on home care: Impacts on quality, content, and readability. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2024 Oct; 72(10):3253-3256.
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Kim AE, McKnight SM, Miyake A. How variable are the classic ERP effects during sentence processing? A systematic resampling analysis of the N400 and P600 effects. Cortex. 2024 Aug; 177:130-149.
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Shore S, Harrod M, Vitous A, Silveira MJ, McIlvennan CK, Cascino TM, Langa KM, Ho PM, Nallamothu BK. Prognosis Communication in Heart Failure: Experiences and Preferences of End-Stage Heart Failure Patients and Care Partners. Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2024 Jun; 17(6):e010662.
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Gu JZ, Baird GL, Escamilla Guevara A, Sohn YJ, Lydston M, Doyle C, Tevis SEA, Miles RC. A systematic review and meta-analysis of English language online patient education materials in breast cancer: Is readability the only story? Breast. 2024 Jun; 75:103722.
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Mills C, Southwell R, D'Mello SK. Sadness facilitates "deeper" reading comprehension: a behavioural and eye tracking study. Cogn Emot. 2024 02; 38(1):171-179.
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Eid K, Eid A, Wang D, Raiker RS, Chen S, Nguyen J. Optimizing Ophthalmology Patient Education via ChatBot-Generated Materials: Readability Analysis of AI-Generated Patient Education Materials and The American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Patient Brochures. Ophthalmic Plast Reconstr Surg. 2024 Mar-Apr 01; 40(2):212-216.
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