- The
mesolimbic pathway,
sometimes referred to as the
reward pathway, is a
dopaminergic pathway in the brain. The
pathway connects the
ventral tegmental...
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pathways are the
mesolimbic pathway, the
mesocortical pathway, the
nigrostriatal pathway, and the
tuberoinfundibular pathway. The
mesolimbic pathway and the...
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changes that
occur in
parts of the
brain involved in the
reward pathway (
mesolimbic system) that
underlies addiction. Most
research has
focused on two portions...
- ac****bens,
through the
mesolimbic pathway.
Virtually all
drugs causing drug
addiction increase the DA
release in the
mesolimbic pathway. The
nucleus ac****bens...
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dopaminergic neurons in the
ventral tegmental area (VTA) that
forms the
mesolimbic dopamine pathway. The SNc is
easily visualized in
human brain sections...
- et al. (March 2012). "****, drugs, and rock 'n' roll:
hypothesizing common mesolimbic activation as a
function of
reward gene polymorphisms".
Journal of Psychoactive...
- main
component of the
basal ganglia. The
dopaminergic neurons of the
mesolimbic pathway project onto the
GABAergic medium spiny neurons of the nucleus...
- Gold M (2012). "****, drugs, and rock 'n' roll:
hypothesizing common mesolimbic activation as a
function of
reward gene polymorphisms".
Journal of Psychoactive...
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tegmental area (VTA; or
simply ventral tegmentum)
which is at the hub of the
mesolimbic pathway. Specifically, the VTA is the
origin of
dopaminergic cell bodies...
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needs and preferences.
Libido is
governed primarily by
activity in the
mesolimbic dopamine pathway (ventral
tegmental area and
nucleus ac****bens). Consequently...
