Rather, the major 'novelty center' of the brain -- called the substantia nigra/ventral tegmental area (SN/VTA) -- might be activated by the unexpectedness of a stimulus, ...

The main neuropathological feature of Parkinson's disease is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Specifically, dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tier of the ...

Substantia nigra, which means "black substance" in Latin, gets its name from the melanin-rich cells that compose this section of brain structure. Compared to the rest of the brain, ...

Parkinson’s disease is a devastating condition whereby neurons in a specific region of the brain that controls movement lose functionality or die. This brain region is known as the substantia nigra — ...

An atlas of transcriptionally defined cell populations in the rat ventral tegmental area. Cell Reports , 2022; 39 (1): 110616 DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110616 Cite This Page : ...

Love starts with chemicals jumping between neurons in your brain – so why do we think it’s in our hearts?

The Ventral Tegmental Area (VTA) of the brain monitors social needs by releasing dopamine when we achieve social success and inspiring neurochemical deficits when we don't.

The main neuropathological feature of Parkinson's disease is the loss of dopaminergic neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta. Specifically, dopaminergic neurons in the ventral tier of the ...