ventral tegmental area interacts_with shell

Subject: ventral tegmental area
Relation: interacts_with
Object: shell
p-value: —

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (1 sources)

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

The core and shell receive dense dopaminergic input from the VTA.

confidence: 0.90