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The ventral tegmental area ( VTA) ( tegmentum is Latin for covering ), also known as the ventral tegmental area of Tsai, [1] or simply ventral tegmentum, is a group of neurons located close to the midline on the floor of the midbrain. The VTA is the origin of the dopaminergic cell bodies of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system and other ...
May 20, 2022 · Abstract. 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.
- Jing Cai, Qingchun Tong
- Front Neural Circuits. 2022; 16: 867053.
- 10.3389/fncir.2022.867053
- 2022
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Jan 5, 2017 · Neurons in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) are highly heterogeneous and project to a range of different brain regions. Morales and Margolis summarize recent efforts to characterise VTA neurons ...
- Marisela Morales, Elyssa B. Margolis
- 2017
Jul 8, 2021 · The Ventral Tegmental Area, also known as the VTA, is a small cluster of neurons in our midbrain right in the bottom center. The VTA plays a vital role in the regulation of our body’s reward system. It comprises a bunch of neurons positioned in the middle of the brain on the midbrain’s floor. It is known for containing the cell bodies of ...
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. In contrast to the well-studied and established functions of DA neurons, the role ...
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. The VTA is considered an integral part of a network of structures, together known ...
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is considered integral in reward behaviors and cognitive functions (Goldman-Rakic et al., 2004; Ikemoto, 2007 ), and is notably active in circumstances of arousal, stress, motivation, or memory retrieval ( Wise, 2004; Nicola et al., 2005 ). Tsai (1925) was the first to identify the VTA in the opossum brain and ...
