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Oct 30, 2023 · The nucleus accumbens in turn sends efferent projections to the midbrain, hypothalamus, amygdala, nuclei of the brainstem, and the globus pallidus. The nucleus accumbens, through these broad connections mediates several of its functions. For example, the VTA has been shown to play a key role in reward processing.
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Oct 18, 2019 · ACC: Anterior cingulate cortex; Amy: amygdala; DH: dorsal horn of the spinal cord; Hab: habenula; Hyp: hypothalamus; Ins: insular cortex; LC: locus coeruleus; NAc: nucleus accumbens; NRM: nucleus raphe magnus; PAG: periaqueductal gray; RVM: rostral ventral medulla; S1: primary somatosensory cortex; Thal: thalamus.
- Haley N Harris, Yuan B Peng
- 10.4103/1673-5374.266909
- 2020
- Neural Regen Res. 2020 Apr; 15(4): 597-605.
The dopaminergic pathway mostly involved in reward is the so-called mesolimbic system, which is formed by projections of midbrain dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the striatum, prefrontal cortex, amygdala, hippocampus, and many other structures of the limbic system.
- 10.1007/978-3-030-81147-1_4
- 2021
Jun 15, 2015 · In particular, the lateral hypothalamus (LH), ventral tegmental area (VTA) and nucleus accumbens (NAc) have long been known to be important in motivation for food and other rewards. More recently, the ventral pallidum (VP) has also been found to play important roles in eating and reward.
- Daniel C. Castro, Shannon L. Cole, Kent C. Berridge
- 10.3389/fnsys.2015.00090
- 2015
- Front Syst Neurosci. 2015; 9: 90.
May 1, 2023 · The Hypothalamus, Nucleus Accumbens, and Hippocampus Demonstrate Increased Delta Band Power and Coherence During Reward Anticipation. Background. Previous work has shown increased delta band power in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) during reward anticipation.
Dec 28, 2017 · In the present study, Oishi and collaborators 1 address the role of nucleus accumbens (NAc), a structure known for its implication in motivation, emotion and pleasure 2, 3, in sleep and whether...
May 27, 2019 · Article 20 September 2021. Organization of the Nucleus Accumbens. Nucleus accumbens (NAc) is part of the ventral striatal division where circuit afferents and efferents both unite and segregate [ 61, 136] in distinctive neuronal ensembles [ 154 ].