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An earlier study in mice5 revealed that stimulation of a brain region called the ventral tegmental area, a part of the brain’s reward circuit, boosts immune responses and protection against harmful bacteria.

From Nature

Studies have shown that listening to music is a rewarding experience in and of itself, activating brain structures involved in reward processing, including the nucleus accumbens, ventral tegmental area, hypothalamus and insula.

From Scientific American

These stem cell structures included two types: cortical spheroids, which mimicked the rear, or dorsal, forebrain, and subpallial spheroids, which represented the front, or ventral, forebrain.

From Scientific American

Cupid’s arrow is actually the brain’s ventral tegmental area pumping out dopamine in response to a potential mate.

From Nature

The results confirmed that the architecture of the ventral visual stream is important for its processing ability.

From Nature