ventral tegmentum

noun

A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin.

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Meanings

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