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. 2013 Dec 10;7:233. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2013.00233

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Copyright © 2013 Báez-Mendoza and Schultz.

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Depiction of the brain's reward circuit highlighting the role of the striatum and its anatomical connections. Abbreviations: dACC, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex; DPFC, dorsal prefrontal cortex; vmPFC, ventromedial prefrontal cortex; VP, ventral pallidum; LHb, lateral habenula; Hypo, hypothalamus; STN, subthalamic nucleus; SN, substantia nigra; VTA, ventral tegmental area; PPT, pedunculopontine tegmentum. Based on Haber and Knutson (2010), reproduced with permission.