ventral
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The ventral hippocampus is a part of the hippocampus involved in processing emotionally significant experiences, including fear and anxiety.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2026
It is called the ventral hippocampus, which is responsible for learning, emotions, fear and memory.
From Salon ● Feb. 22, 2025
The ventral striatum, a small brain region, and associated brain pathways driven by dopamine, play an important role in predicting what will be rewarding or important.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 11, 2024
Intriguingly, this modulation was not mirrored in reward centers like the ventral tegmental area, challenging previous assumptions about nicotine's impact.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 13, 2024
Dorsal Closure.—The germ band evidently marks the ventral aspect of the developing insect, whose body must be completed by the extension of the embryo so as to enclose the yolk dorsally.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
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