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Regional specificity of neuronal cell types, functional connectivity, and cell type-specific correlation to brain disorders in the human ventral tegmental area

2026-06-09

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The ventral tegmental area (VTA) in the midbrain is a key reward system hub associated with multiple brain disorders. While rodent studies reveal a diverse neuronal population and distinct connectivity patterns, the architecture of the human VTA remains poorly understood. Here, we generated a transcriptomic reference atlas of the adult human VTA with subregional resolution. We identify multiple neuronal cell types...

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Literature Corpus work: 50e8af24-53a9-55f4-8448-3fedac237419
DOI: 10.64898/2026.06.08.730903

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