mesolimbic

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Etymology

From meso- +‎ limbic.

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mesolimbic (not comparable)

  1. (neuroanatomy) Relating to the middle part of the limbic system.
    • 2020, Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom, Viking (2021), page 154:
      “The mesocortical, mesolimbic, and nigrostriatal dopamine pathways are what the call the reward pathways, all right? They’re the ones that activate when we’re expecting or receiving a reward.”

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