Definitions | ventral tegmentum |
| noun or ventral tegmental area (VTA)
- A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, contains dopamine and serotonin.
- The 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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