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Ventral tegmental area

The ventral tegmental area (VTA) (tegmentum is Latin for covering), also known as the ventral tegmental area of Tsai, or simply ventral tegmentum, is a group of neurons located close to the midline on the floor of the midbrain. The VTA is the origin of the dopaminergic cell bodies of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system and other dopamine pathways; it…

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Acronym
VTA
Latin
area tegmentalis ventralis
MeSH
D017557
NeuroLex ID
birnlex_1415
NeuroNames
521
Part of
Midbrain

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related to Inputs · 12
Ventral tegmental area → Almost, GABAergic, In, PPTg, RMTg, Studies, The VTA, Therefore, These, Thus, VTA, When
related to Drug addiction · 11
Ventral tegmental area → AMPA, Compulsive, CREB, Experiments, GluR1, In, Molecular, Other, The, These, VTA
related to Outputs · 6
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related to Structure · 6
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related to Disorders · 5
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related to Location · 3
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Acronym · 1
Ventral tegmental area → VTA
Latin · 1
Ventral tegmental area → area tegmentalis ventralis
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Ventral tegmental area → birnlex_1415

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vta neurons dopamine dopaminergic nucleus reward gabaergic tegmental ventral area cells also brain glutamatergic midbrain drugs accumbens system ca3 lateral

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Ventral tegmental areaAcronymVTA1.00infobox
Ventral tegmental areaLatinarea tegmentalis ventralis1.00infobox
Ventral tegmental areaMeSHD0175571.00infobox
Ventral tegmental areaNeuroLex IDbirnlex_14151.00infobox
Ventral tegmental areaNeuroNames5211.00infobox
Ventral tegmental areaPart ofMidbrain1.00infobox
Ventral tegmental arearelated to DisordersThe0.60section
Ventral tegmental arearelated to DisordersSeveral0.60section
Ventral tegmental arearelated to DisordersParkinson's0.60section
Ventral tegmental arearelated to DisordersADHD0.60section
Ventral tegmental arearelated to DisordersCurrent0.60section
Ventral tegmental arearelated to Drug addictionThe0.60section

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