Ventral Tegmental Area

White, Tara L.; Depue, Richard A.

doi:10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_760

Tara L. White² &
Richard A. Depue³

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VTA

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The ventral region of the midbrain, where dopamine (DA) cell bodies that project to limbic structures and cortical areas are located.

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Laboratory of Affective Neuroscience, Center for Alcohol and Addiction Studies, Department of Community Health, Brown University, 2912, Providence, RI, USA
Tara L. White
Laboratory of Neurobiology of Personality, College of Human Ecology Department of Human Development, Cornell University, Martha Van Rensselaer Hall, 14853, Ithaca, NY, USA
Richard A. Depue

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Section Behavioural Pharmacology, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
Ian P. Stolerman

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White, T.L., Depue, R.A. (2010). Ventral Tegmental Area. In: Stolerman, I.P. (eds) Encyclopedia of Psychopharmacology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-68706-1_760

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