Ventral tegmental area

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:human
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:VTA
gptkbp:adjacentTo gptkb:red_nucleus
substantia nigra
gptkbp:contains dopaminergic neurons
GABAergic neurons
glutamatergic neurons
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Santiago_Ramón_y_Cajal
gptkbp:function reward processing
addiction involvement
cognition regulation
dopamine production
motivation regulation
gptkbp:hasType GABAergic neuron
dopaminergic neuron
glutamatergic neuron
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Ventral tegmental area
gptkbp:involvedIn gptkb:depression
memory
schizophrenia
learning
drug addiction
reward system
gptkbp:locatedIn midbrain
gptkbp:neurotransmitter gptkb:GABA
glutamate
dopamine
gptkbp:notableProject gptkb:nucleus_accumbens
hippocampus
amygdala
prefrontal cortex
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:mesolimbic_pathway
gptkb:mesocortical_pathway
gptkbp:receivesInputFrom gptkb:lateral_habenula
gptkb:lateral_hypothalamus
gptkb:pedunculopontine_tegmental_nucleus
amygdala
prefrontal cortex
bed nucleus of the stria terminalis
laterodorsal tegmental nucleus
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:reward_prediction_error
psychiatric disorders
mesocortical dopamine system
mesolimbic dopamine system
motivational salience
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:area_tegmentalis_ventralis
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Dopamine_(in_brain)
gptkbp:bfsLayer 8