When we're craving things like food, water, or drugs, or anticipating getting them, two areas deep within the brain, the ventral tegmental area and caudate nucleus, are active.

当我们渴望一些东西，比如说食物，水，或者药品，其他可以得到的东西，大脑深处的两个地方，腹侧表皮和尾核状体就会活动。

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These labeled cells located ventral to the nucleus tuber and presented throughout the whole extent of the ventral tegmental area.

这些细胞紧依红核的腹侧，分布于腹侧被盖区的全长。

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Self-disclosure was strongly associated with increased activation in brain regions that form the mesolimbic dopamine system, including the nucleus accumbens and ventral tegmental area.

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