Nucleus accumbens

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Done

Parent item

Deep grey matter

Relations

• located underneath the head of caudate nucleus.

• The STN is located ventrolateral to the red nucleus in the diencephalon.

Ventral striaum

• is nucleus accumbens

• The Lentiform nucleus used to be a singular structure but due to evolution and enlargement of the human brain, the posterior limb of the internal capsule enlarges causing splitting of the GPi, GPe and putamen.

Function

• part of the reward system due to its strong connections to the ventral tegmental area in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway.