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Definition of Ventral tegmentum
1. Noun. A part of the midbrain, close to the substantia nigra and the red nucleus, that contains dopamine and serotonin. ¹
2. Noun. The part of the mesencephalon that projects to the nucleus accumbens via the mesolimbic pathway and to the cortex via the mesocortical pathway ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com