English Explanatory Dictionary

ventral tegmentum

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin.
  2. The part of the mesencephalon that projects to the nucleus accumbens via the mesolimbic pathway and to the cortex via the mesocortical pathway

Word forms

ventral tegmentum ventral tegmental area

Related words

midbrain tegmentum
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