midbrain

IPA: mˈɪdbreɪn

(neuroanatomy) A part of the brain located rostral to the pons and caudal to the thalamus and the basal ganglia, composed of the tectum (dorsal portion) and the tegmentum (ventral portion).

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BRUMFIEL: Dopamine is produced by neurons in the midbrain.
Lateral view.]] mesencephalon (also called midbrain) tectum mesencephali (dorsal)
As expected, wins activated the reward pathways in the region called the midbrain.
Normally, sensors in the midbrain, called autoreceptors, keep dopamine at the right level.
Strong responses to near-wins were detected in the midbrain, which is packed with dopamine-releasing brain cells and is an area associated with addiction.
Insets show the rescue of brain parts such as midbrain-hindbrain boundary (arrow) in the embryos coinjected with rp l11mRNA, but not in GFP mRNA-coinjected embryos.
In the obese women, the images triggered a strong response in the ventral tegmental area (VTA), a tiny spot in the midbrain where dopamine, the "desire chemical," is released.
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If one of the underdog candidates like Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, Ron Paul, or Jon Huntsman wins, the midbrain dopamine system will light up and provide us with the unpleasant sensation of a prediction gone wrong.