Adjective
mesolimbic (not comparable)
(neuroanatomy) Relating to the middle part of the limbic system.
Eric Berne, A Layman's Guide to Psychiatry and Psychoanalyis (1976) p. 69 and 101 Factors that affect libido Endogenous compounds Libido is governed primarily by activity in the mesolimbic dopamine pathway ( ventral tegmental area and nucleus accumbens ). Source: Internet
Dopaminergic projections from the ventral tegmental area (bottom part of the "midbrain" or mesencephalon) to the prefrontal cortex (mesocortical pathway) and to the nucleus accumbens (mesolimbic pathway - "meso" referring to "from the mesencephalon".. Source: Internet
This cotransmission effect was found in the mesolimbic pathway, an area of the brain implicated in reward, where amphetamine is known to affect dopamine neurotransmission. Source: Internet
One action causes the dopamine molecules to be released from inside the vesicles into the cytoplasm of the nerve terminal, which are then transported outside by the mesolimbic dopamine pathway to the nucleus accumbens. Source: Internet
Excess release of dopamine in the mesolimbic pathway has been linked to psychotic experiences. Source: Internet