The major brain regions that collectively ... dopamine, from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) of the brain to the nucleus accumbens, amygdala and hippocampus to sensitize reward-related ...

A new study sheds light on the intricate interplay of brain regions ... in the nucleus accumbens. "In our field, attention has predominantly focused on specific regions like the ventral tegmental ...

and insula), including pain-induced emotional responses (amygdala), and in brain reward regions (ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens) that underlie the perception of pleasure and well-being.

Electrical stimulation of the ventral tegmental area (VTA ... Glutamate-dependent signals to the nucleus accumbens come from an array of brain regions that include the amygdala, hippocampus ...

(The nucleus accumbens is a region in the rear of the forebrain ... results from increased activity of neurons in the ventral tegmental area, a midbrain structure that sends signals to the nucleus ...

Previous research discovered the dopamine neurons needed for learning reside in three areas of the midbrain: the ventral tegmental area ... neurons project to all areas apart from the nucleus ...

is part of a team that has isolated those regions with the unromantic names of ventral tegmental area (VTA), the nucleus accumbens, the ventral pallidum and raphe nucleus. The hot spot is the ...

Previous studies have proved that the nucleus accumbens (NAc ... the reward center of the brain and the input from other brain regions to the NAc carries reward information.

In nonalcoholics, extracellular dopamine release is blocked by GABA neurons in both the ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens (areas of the brain associated with pleasure and addiction ...

Previous studies have proved that the nucleus accumbens (NAc ... the reward center of the brain and the input from other brain regions to the NAc carries reward information.