reward system
English
Noun
reward system (plural reward systems)
- (neuroanatomy) A group of neural structures responsible for incentive salience, associative learning, and positively-valenced emotions, particularly ones involving pleasure as a core component (e.g., joy, euphoria and ecstasy).
Synonyms
Meronyms
- amygdala
- anterior cingulate cortex
- dorsal striatum
- extended amygdala
- globus pallidus
- hippocampus
- hypothalamus
- insular cortex
- mesolimbic pathway
- parabrachial nucleus
- prefrontal cortex
- substantia nigra
- subthalamic nucleus
- thalamus
- ventral pallidum
- ventral striatum
- ventral tegmental area
Translations
neuroanatomical system
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