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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.
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 ( Box 1) are...
- Marisela Morales, Elyssa B. Margolis
- 2017
Sep 14, 2023 · Activation of the Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA): Upon the recognition of the rewarding stimulus, the VTA is stimulated to produce and release dopamine. The exact mechanism can vary: for natural rewards, the VTA responds to signals from other parts of the brain. For drugs of abuse, many directly increase dopamine production or release in the VTA. 3.
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.
The ventral tegmental area, or VTA, is in the midbrain, situated adjacent to the substantia nigra. Although it contains several different types of neurons, it is primarily characterized by its dopaminergic neurons, which project from the VTA throughout the brain.
Abstract. The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is a brain region centrally involved in the development and expression of a variety of behaviors associated with drug use. Hypocretin (hcrt), also known as orexin, is a lateral hypothalamic neuropeptide that can be released into the VTA.
