These findings highlight the significance of rearing behavior and behavioral lateralization as potential behavioral markers ...

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Deep within the brain, the ventral tegmental area does more than signal when we re rewarded it forecasts exactly when we ll be rewarded. This discovery came from an elegant collaboration between ...

Chinese scientists have discovered subtle new earlier signs of Parkinson’s in mice, an advance that may help diagnose the ...

Neurons in the hypothalamus (B) project to the ventral tegmental area (C), where cells send connections to the prefrontal cortex (A). Through this pathway, AgRP cells in the hypothalamus affect ...

A small region of the brain, known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA), plays a key role in how we process rewards. It produces dopamine, a neuromodulator that helps predict future rewards based ...

Nostalgia-related activity mainly happens in the hippocampus, ventral striatum, and substantia nigra/ventral tegmental area.

Scientists in China have identified specific physical behaviours that could provide early warning signs for Parkinson's ...

The Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) The VTA, one of the brain's primary reward centers, releases dopamine, reinforcing pleasure and motivation.

When you're listening to music that you really like, brain circuits involving parts of the brain called the amygdala, ventral tegmental area and the nucleus accumbens come on line, he explains.