ventral tegmental area regulates nucleus accumbens

Subject: ventral tegmental area
Relation: regulates
Object: nucleus accumbens
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (2 sources)

Neural encoding of cocaine-seeking behavior is coincident with phasic dopamine release in the accumbens core and shell. (2009) PMID:19735286 cited

inactivation of VTA neurons decreases NAc phasic excitations

confidence: 0.90

Neural encoding of cocaine-seeking behavior is coincident with phasic dopamine release in the accumbens core and shell. (2009) PMID:19735286 cited

Dense dopaminergic input from the VTA ... modulate ... activation of NAc neurons.

confidence: 0.90