Source of mesolimbic dopamine projection to the nucleus accumbens
The ventral tegmental area (VTA) is well known for regulating Reward consumption, learning, memory, and addiction behaviors through mediating Dopamine (DA) release in downstream regions. Other than DA neurons, the VTA is known to be heterogeneous and contains other types of neurons, including glutamate neurons.
The majority of dopamine neurons of the ventral tegmental area (VTA) project to the ventral striatum
The midbrain ventral tegmental area (VTA) projection to the nucleus accumbens (NAc) is implicated in Motivation and reinforcement.
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https://www.cell.com/neuron/pdf/S0896-6273(19)31010-4.pdf
Cai, J., & Tong, Q. (2022). Anatomy and function of ventral tegmental area glutamate neurons. Front Neural Circuits 16: 867053.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9164627/#B15
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