Ventral tegmental area

System Nervous

Ventral tegmental area

Definition

Unpaired midbrain region situated in the ventromedial portion of the reticular formation. The VTA is medial to the substantia nigra and ventral to the red nucleus, and extends caudally from the posterior hypothalamus in the diencephalon. The VTA contains dopamine neurons that project to various limbic and cortical areas and is a critical component of the brain's reward circuitry.

Also known as a10a, ventral tegmental area of tsai, ventral tegmental nucleus (tsai), ventral tegmental nucleus of tsai — per UBERON

The Ventral tegmental area is a part of the Nervous.

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