中腦邊緣通道(mesolimbic pathway),又有叫犒賞通道(reward pathway),係腦入面一條由多巴胺呢種神經傳遞素主導嘅神經通道。顧名思義,中腦邊緣通道特點係將中腦嘅 VTA 區同前腦嘅線條體(striatum)連埋一齊[1]。
中腦邊緣通道喺犒賞系統當中扮演咗重要嘅角色。
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