SINCE 1828
nucleus accumbens
noun
nucleus ac·cum·bens
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Medical Definition of nucleus accumbens
: a nucleus forming the floor of the caudal part of the anterior prolongation of the lateral ventricle of the brain and receiving dopaminergic innervation from the ventral tegmental area as part of the mesolimbic pathway
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