ventral tegmentum

ventral tegmentum
a) A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin.
b) 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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  • Ventral tegmentum — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Transverse section of mid brain at level of superior colliculi. (Tegmentum labeled at center right.) Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier… …   Wikipedia

  • ventral tegmental area — noun The ventral tegmentum …   Wiktionary

  • Tegmentum (Gehirn) — Tegmentum (von lateinisch tegere bedecken, „Decke“, „Haube“ ) bezeichnet im Gehirn die Schicht im Bereich des Hirnstamms, die ventral an den inneren Liquorraum grenzt. Das Tegmentum kann unterteilt werden in: Tegmentum myelencephali,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Tegmentum — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = Tegmentum GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Transverse section of mid brain at level of superior colliculi. ( Tegmentum visible center right.) Caption2 = Section through superior colliculus showing path of… …   Wikipedia

  • Ventral reticular nucleus — Brain: Ventral reticular nucleus Latin nucleus reticularis ventralis NeuroNames hier 730 The ventral reticular nucleus is a continuation of the parvocellular nucleus in the brainstem. The ventral reticular nucleus has been shown to receive… …   Wikipedia

  • tegmentum — noun (plural tegmenta) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin tegumentum, tegmentum, covering, from tegere Date: 1832 an anatomical covering ; tegmen; especially the part of the ventral midbrain above the substantia nigra formed of longitudinal white… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tegmentum — noun a) The ventral portion of the midbrain, divided from the tectum by the cerebral aqueduct and the periaqueductal grey b) Containing the following nuclei: red nucleus, substantia nigra, ventral tegmental area See Also: tec …   Wiktionary

  • tegmentum — 1. A covering structure. 2. SYN: mesencephalic t.. [L. covering structure, fr. tego, to cover] t. mesencephali [TA] SYN: mesencephalic t.. mesencephalic t. that major part of the substance of the …   Medical dictionary

  • Midbrain tegmentum — Brain: Midbrain tegmentum Transverse section of mid brain at level of superior colliculi. ( Tegmentum visible center right.) …   Wikipedia

  • Neuromodulation — In Neuromodulation several classes of neurotransmitters regulate diverse populations of central nervous system neurons (one neuron uses different neurotransmitters to connect to several neurons). This is in contrast to direct synaptic… …   Wikipedia

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