ventral tegmental area targets nucleus accumbens

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

Evidence from: primary | all sources

Evidence (2 sources)

Maturation of the adolescent brain. (2013) PMID:23579318 cited

DAergic pathways originate in the ventral tegmental area and terminate in the nucleus accumbens

confidence: 0.97

Delta and kappa opioid receptor polymorphisms influence the effects of naltrexone on subjective responses to alcohol. (2012) PMID:22954510 cited

target of the mesolimbic dopamine projection from the ventral tegmental area

confidence: 0.90