"Blinking" 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.
Brief closing of the eyelids by involuntary normal periodic closing, as a protective measure, or by voluntary action.
| Descriptor ID |
D001767
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| MeSH Number(s) |
G11.561.731.127 G14.152
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| Concept/Terms |
Reflex, Orbicularis Oculi- Reflex, Orbicularis Oculi
- Orbicularis Oculi Reflexes
- Reflexes, Orbicularis Oculi
- Orbicularis Oculi Reflex
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2004 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2008 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2009 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2016 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Blinking" by people in Profiles.
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The origin of blinking in both mudskippers and tetrapods is linked to life on land. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 05 02; 120(18):e2220404120.
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Effects of neonatal isoflurane anesthesia exposure on learning-specific and sensory systems in adults. Sci Rep. 2020 08 14; 10(1):13832.
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Intrinsic Excitability Increase in Cerebellar Purkinje Cells after Delay Eye-Blink Conditioning in Mice. J Neurosci. 2020 03 04; 40(10):2038-2046.
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Eyeblink classical conditioning and BOLD fMRI of anesthesia-induced changes in the developing brain. Physiol Behav. 2016 12 01; 167:10-15.
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Voluntary emotion regulation in anorexia nervosa: A preliminary emotion-modulated startle investigation. J Psychiatr Res. 2016 Jun; 77:1-7.
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Cerebellar plasticity and motor learning deficits in a copy-number variation mouse model of autism. Nat Commun. 2014 Nov 24; 5:5586.
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In the blink of an eye: relating positive-feedback sensitivity to striatal dopamine D2-like receptors through blink rate. J Neurosci. 2014 Oct 22; 34(43):14443-54.
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Examining the effects of former cannabis use on cerebellum-dependent eyeblink conditioning in humans. Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2012 May; 221(1):133-41.
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Müller muscle conjunctival resection for blepharoptosis in patients with poor to fair levator function. Ophthalmic Surg Lasers Imaging. 2009 Nov-Dec; 40(6):597-9.
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Does neuroticism in adolescents moderate contextual and explicit threat cue modulation of the startle reflex? Biol Psychiatry. 2009 Feb 01; 65(3):220-6.