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A simplified diagram of the mesocorticolimbic system and associated structures in the rodent brain (sagittal view). Abbreviations: AMY, amygdala; HPC, hippocampus; NAc, nucleus accumbens; mPFC, medial prefrontal cortex; OFC, orbitofrontal cortex; VP, ventral pallidum; VTA, ventral tegmental area.
