"Volition" 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.
Voluntary activity without external compulsion.
| Descriptor ID |
D014836
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| MeSH Number(s) |
F02.463.902
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Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Volition".
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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Volition" by people in this website by year, and whether "Volition" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1997 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 1998 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
| 1999 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2002 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2005 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2008 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2009 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2010 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2013 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2015 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2016 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 2017 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2018 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2019 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2023 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Below are the most recent publications written about "Volition" by people in Profiles.
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Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging to Detect Differences in Micturition-Related Brain Activity Between Volitional and Involuntary Detrusor Contractions. Neurourol Urodyn. 2025 Feb; 44(2):374-381.
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Human Cervical Epidural Spinal Electrogram Topographically Maps Distinct Volitional Movements. J Neurosci. 2024 Aug 07; 44(32).
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The neural basis of mental navigation in rats. Science. 2023 11 03; 382(6670):517-518.
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Attention without Constraint: Alpha Lateralization in Uncued Willed Attention. eNeuro. 2023 06; 10(6).
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Neurons as will and representation. Nat Rev Neurosci. 2022 02; 23(2):104-114.
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Affective response to volitional input perturbations in obstacle avoidance and target tracking games. Annu Int Conf IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc. 2021 11; 2021:6679-6682.
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What Is the Readiness Potential? Trends Cogn Sci. 2021 07; 25(7):558-570.
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Neural Representation of Observed, Imagined, and Attempted Grasping Force in Motor Cortex of Individuals with Chronic Tetraplegia. Sci Rep. 2020 01 29; 10(1):1429.
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Involuntary mental rotation and visuospatial imagery from external control. Conscious Cogn. 2019 10; 75:102809.
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Theta Oscillations Index Frontal Decision-Making and Mediate Reciprocal Frontal-Parietal Interactions in Willed Attention. Cereb Cortex. 2019 07 05; 29(7):2832-2843.