Sensation
"Sensation" 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 process in which specialized SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS transduce peripheral stimuli (physical or chemical) into NERVE IMPULSES which are then transmitted to the various sensory centers in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM.
| Descriptor ID |
D012677
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.830.816 G11.561.600.810
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| Concept/Terms |
Sensation- Sensation
- Sensations
- Sensory Function
- Function, Sensory
- Functions, Sensory
- Sensory Functions
- Organoleptic
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2017 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2001 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1992 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Sensation" by people in Profiles over the past ten years.
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Charles NE, Mathias CW, Acheson A, Dougherty DM. Preadolescent sensation seeking and early adolescent stress relate to at-risk adolescents' substance use by age 15. Addict Behav. 2017 06; 69:1-7.