"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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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Exploratory Behavior" by people in Profiles.
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Child's play: Harnessing play and curiosity motives to improve child handwashing in a humanitarian setting. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2019 03; 222(2):177-182.
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Memory Deficit in an Object Location Task after Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Is Associated with Impaired Early Object Exploration and Both Are Restored by Branched Chain Amino Acid Dietary Therapy. J Neurotrauma. 2018 09 01; 35(17):2117-2124.
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Effects of moderate prenatal ethanol exposure and age on social behavior, spatial response perseveration errors and motor behavior. Behav Brain Res. 2014 Aug 01; 269:44-54.
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Altered cingulate and insular cortex activation during risk-taking in methamphetamine dependence: losses lose impact. Addiction. 2014 Feb; 109(2):237-47.
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Expression of HIV-Tat protein is associated with learning and memory deficits in the mouse. Behav Brain Res. 2012 Apr 01; 229(1):48-56.
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Long-term deficiency of circulating and hippocampal insulin-like growth factor I induces depressive behavior in adult mice: a potential model of geriatric depression. Neuroscience. 2011 Jun 30; 185:50-60.
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Aging and visual search: automatic and controlled attentional bias to threat faces. Acta Psychol (Amst). 2006 Nov; 123(3):312-36.
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Behavioral changes in developing mice after prenatal exposure to paroxetine (Paxil) Am J Obstet Gynecol. 1999 Nov; 181(5 Pt 1):1166-71.
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 ameliorates age-related behavioral deficits. Neuroscience. 1998 Dec; 87(3):559-69.