The ventral striatum is activated in the brains of couples who are asked to compliment each other, suggesting that the anticipation is itself rewarding. Rafil Kroll-zaidi, Harper’s Magazine , 17 Aug. 2022 The researchers found that, when presented with photos of their exes, participants had increased activity in the ventral tegmental area of the brain, which plays a significant role in pleasure and joy. Suzy Katz, SELF, 12 May 2022 The region—called the ventral medial prefrontal cortex (vmPFC)—may produce a fundamental model of our self and place it in mental time. Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021 The dorsal section plays a role in distinguishing self from other and appears to be task related, whereas the ventral section, the vmPFC, contributes more to emotional processing. Robert Martone, Scientific American, 21 Dec. 2021 By 2012, neuroscientists were using deep neural networks to model the primate ventral visual stream.Quanta Magazine, 15 Nov. 2021 In one study, for instance, MRIs show an area of the brain (ventral striatum), that tracks reward satisfaction, is significantly more activated in adolescents than either in children or adults. Gerald Posner, Forbes, 14 Oct. 2021 And in 2015, the singer underwent surgery for a ventral hernia. Diana García, The Arizona Republic, 14 Aug. 2021 In Sarah's case, the circuit ran from her amygdala, an area known to control fear and other strong emotions, to her ventral striatum, which is involved in decision-making. Karen Weintraub, USA TODAY, 4 Oct. 2021
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The dorsal is the back and the ventral is in the front. Womensmedia, Forbes, 15 Apr. 2021 This mental effort pays off: As the hippocampus activates, so too does the ventral striatum, another of the brain’s dopaminergic reward centers.Popular Science, 8 Apr. 2020 Earlier studies had shown that specific nerve pathways leading to a structure known as the ventral tegmental area (VTA) were important for the aversive nature of the foot shock. Robert Martone, Scientific American, 27 Aug. 2019 Return as of 5/13/17 is 68 hatchery adult, 2 natural origin, 12 Cowlitz origin (ventral clipped), and 0 Lewis origin. Mark Yuasa, The Seattle Times, 17 May 2017 See More
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borrowed from Late Latin ventrālis, from Latin ventr-, venter "belly, abdomen" + -ālis-al entry 1 — more at venter