ventral tegmentum

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Definition of ventral tegmentum in English English dictionary

The part of the mesencephalon that projects to the nucleus accumbens via the mesolimbic pathway and to the cortex via the mesocortical pathway

A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin

Hyphenation

ven·tral tegmentum