2-Minute Neuroscience: Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA)

In this video, I discuss the ventral tegmental area, or VTA. The VTA is one of the two largest dopaminergic regions of the brain (the other being the substantia nigra). Dopamine neurons leave the VTA in several different pathways and project throughout the brain. Two of the most prominent pathways are the mesocortical and mesolimbic pathways. The mesocortical pathway projects from the VTA to widespread areas of the cerebral cortex and has diverse functions including motivation, emotion, and executive functi

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