The VTA is known to be the origin of a number ... This hub node is connected to many regions of the brain that are critical ...

However, the effects of ABHD6 inhibition depend on the specific brain region targeted. The ventral tegmental area (VTA), which sends dopamine signals to the nucleus accumbens, also plays a role in ...

New research reveals that dopamine plays a crucial role in teaching young male mice to fight, with the chemical’s influence ...

Whole-cell recordings in brain slices from adult mice revealed that VTA neurons projecting to the NAc lateral shell are 'classical', slow-firing dopamine neurons that resemble mesostriatal neurons.