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     • The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a midbrain structure in the mesolimbic reward circuit consisting of predominantly dopaminergic neurons.
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   What does the ventral tegmental area regulate?

   • The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is well known for regulating reward consumption, learning, memory, and addiction behaviors through mediating dopamine (DA) release in downstream regions. Other than DA neurons, the VTA is known to be heterogeneous and contains other types of neurons, including glutamate neurons.

   Anatomy and Function of Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamate Neurons

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   Are ventral tegmental area neurons dopamine neurons?

   • Although it is evident that many ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurons are dopamine neurons according to this definition, it has recently become clear that, at the experimental level, it is more difficult to unequivocally say that an individual VTA neuron uses dopamine as a neurotransmitter than previously thought.

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   Where is the ventral tegmental area located?

   • The ventral tegmental area (VTA) located in the midbrain controls diverse behavioral repertoire, including reward processing, aversion, stress modulation, drug addiction, learning, and memory ( Haber and Fudge, 1997; Ikemoto, 2007; Arias-Carrion et al., 2010; Polter and Kauer, 2014 ).

   Anatomy and Function of Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamate Neurons

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   What are long-range projections of ventral tegmental area (VTA) glutamate neurons?

   • Long-range projections of ventral tegmental area (VTA) glutamate neurons and their functions. VTA glutamate neurons project to the ventral pallidum, the nucleus accumbens, the prefrontal cortex, the lateral habenula and the dorsal hippocampus. The shapes and locations can only represent the general structure and location.

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3. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Ventral_tegmental_areaVentral tegmental area - Wikipedia

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   The ventral tegmental area (VTA) (tegmentum is Latin for covering), also known as the ventral tegmental area of Tsai, or simply ventral tegmentum, is a group of neurons located close to the midline on the floor of the midbrain.

4. www.simplypsychology.org › brain-reward-systemBrain Reward System - Simply Psychology

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   Sep 14, 2023 · Central to this system are the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) and the Nucleus Accumbens (NAc). When a rewarding stimulus is perceived, dopamine is released from the VTA, acting on the NAc, leading to feelings of pleasure. Dysfunctions in this pathway can underlie addiction and other behavioral disorders.

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6. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov › pmc › articlesAnatomy and Function of Ventral Tegmental Area Glutamate ...

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   May 20, 2022 · The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is well known for regulating reward consumption, learning, memory, and addiction behaviors through mediating dopamine (DA) release in downstream regions. Other than DA neurons, the VTA is known to be heterogeneous and contains other types of neurons, including glutamate neurons.

   • Author: Jing Cai, Qingchun Tong
   • Publication: Front Neural Circuits. 2022; 16: 867053.

   • DOI: 10.3389/fncir.2022.867053
   • Published: 2022

7. psychologydictionary.org › ventral-tegmental-areaVENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA - Psychology Dictionary

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   Apr 29, 2013 · VENTRAL TEGMENTAL AREA. a region inside the midbrain ventral onto the periaqueductal gray and the dorsal to the substantial nigra. It makes up a portion of the limbic system, carrying dopaminergic neurons to the mesolimbic and mesocortical system.

8. dictionary.apa.org › ventral-tegmental-areaAPA Dictionary of Psychology

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   Apr 19, 2018 · ventral tegmental area. an area in the midbrain ventral to the periaqueductal gray and dorsal to the substantia nigra. It forms part of the limbic system, sending dopaminergic neurons to the mesocortical system and mesolimbic system.

9. www.nature.com › articles › nrnVentral tegmental area: cellular heterogeneity, connectivity ...

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   Jan 5, 2017 · Ventral tegmental area (VTA) dopamine neurons (which we here define as those neurons that express the dopamine-producing enzyme tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and release dopamine (...

10. www.sciencedirect.com › ventral-tegmental-areaVentral Tegmental Area - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics

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    Ventral tegmental area (VTA) contains cell bodies of dopaminergic neurons projecting to the nucleus accumbens, amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex. Defined as the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system ( Albanese and Minciacchi, 1983 ), these neurons are critically implicated in brain mechanisms of reward, reinforcement, and emotional ...