reward system

English

Noun

reward system (plural reward systems)

1. (neuroanatomy) A group of neural structures responsible for incentive salience, associative learning, and positively-valenced emotions, particularly ones involving pleasure as a core component (e.g., joy, euphoria and ecstasy).

Synonyms

• mesocorticolimbic circuit

Meronyms

• amygdala
• anterior cingulate cortex
• dorsal striatum
• extended amygdala
• globus pallidus
• hippocampus
• hypothalamus
• insular cortex
• mesolimbic pathway
• parabrachial nucleus
• prefrontal cortex
• substantia nigra
• subthalamic nucleus
• thalamus
• ventral pallidum
• ventral striatum
• ventral tegmental area

 

Translations

neuroanatomical system

• Finnish: palkitsemisjärjestelmä