Ventral tegmental area 🧠

The ventral tegemental area is a primitive nucleus in the midbrain that is the origin of the dopaminergic cell bodies of the mesolimbic pathway. The ventral tegmental area is primarily involved in dopamine production. The ventral tegmental area reacts to enviromental ques and sends dopamine to the nucleus accumbens to initiate motivation to act.

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References

• Lustig, H., Robert. (2017). The Hacking of the American Mind The Science Behind the Corporate Takeover of Our Bodies and Brains Chapter 3. Desire and Dopamine, Pleasure and Opioids (Location 645). New York, NY: Penguin Random House.

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ventral_tegmental_area

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