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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Eur Psychiatry. 2017 Apr 25;44:125–133. doi: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2017.04.004

Figure 3.

Figure 3

A summary of dopamine projections and implications for schizophrenia. The nigrostriatal dopaminergic projection system originates from the substantia nigra (SN), whereas the mesocortical dopaminergic projection system originates from the ventral tegmental area (VTA). These systems project to the basal ganglia, and the motor and cingulate regions respectively (see marked projections). The text boxes summarize evidence of dysfunction in schizophrenia. The color and naming schemes are consistent with previous figures.