2-Minute Neuroscience: Reward System

<p>Jun 08, 2015 02:52 PM</p>

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good and brief; &nbsp;pub feb 2015;</p>

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reward system;</p>

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incr release of DA.</p>

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mesolimbic DA path: &nbsp;goes from VTA &nbsp;produces DA, goes to Nac in ventral striatum;</p>

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mesocortical &nbsp;starts in VTA and goes to PFC.</p>

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DA: &nbsp;&nbsp;salience to enviro stim and reward seeking &nbsp;(not quite correl with pleasure)</p>