Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Pertaining to the tegmentum.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective (Biol.) Of or pertaining to a tegument or tegmentum
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective Of or pertaining to
tegmentum or the ventral portion of themesencephalon
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Examples
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The other region central to the "love response" is the ventral tegmental area, also a key component of the brain's reward circuitry and home to cells that manufacture dopamine, the neurotransmitter that enables obsessive focus, feelings of elation and even mania.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Biochemistry Of Love's Ecstasy And Agony M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Having established our respect for the medial forebrain specifically its ventral tegmental area, Linden explains the exact pleasure processes involved in drugs, food, sex, gambling and generosity.
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The other region central to the "love response" is the ventral tegmental area, also a key component of the brain's reward circuitry and home to cells that manufacture dopamine, the neurotransmitter that enables obsessive focus, feelings of elation and even mania.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Biochemistry Of Love's Ecstasy And Agony M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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The other region central to the "love response" is the ventral tegmental area, also a key component of the brain's reward circuitry and home to cells that manufacture dopamine, the neurotransmitter that enables obsessive focus, feelings of elation and even mania.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Biochemistry Of Love's Ecstasy And Agony M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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The other region central to the "love response" is the ventral tegmental area, also a key component of the brain's reward circuitry and home to cells that manufacture dopamine, the neurotransmitter that enables obsessive focus, feelings of elation and even mania.
Glenn D. Braunstein, M.D.: The Biochemistry Of Love's Ecstasy And Agony M.D. Glenn D. Braunstein 2011
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Both glucocorticoids and addictive drugs stimulate cells in a part of the brain called the ventral tegmental area (which sits atop the brainstem), to release the neurotransmitter dopamine.
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Both glucocorticoids and addictive drugs stimulate cells in a part of the brain called the ventral tegmental area (which sits atop the brainstem), to release the neurotransmitter dopamine.
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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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Both glucocorticoids and addictive drugs stimulate cells in a part of the brain called the ventral tegmental area (which sits atop the brainstem), to release the neurotransmitter dopamine.
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The ventral tegmental area is a clump of cells that make dopamine, a natural stimulant, and sends it out to many brain regions [when one is in love]. ...
Therese Borchard: 12 Ways To Recover From An Emotional Affair 2009
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