All major drugs of abuse overstimulate the brain's ancient reward system, which runs through the:

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The brain's reward system primarily involves the release of dopamine from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) in the midbrain to the nucleus accumbens in the limbic system, and is regulated by the hypothalamus. Therefore, choice A, the hypothalamus, is the correct answer. The occipital and temporal lobes are primarily involved in vision and auditory processing, respectively, and are not directly related to the reward system. The right and left hemispheres are both involved in various aspects of reward processing, so neither choice C nor choice D is specific enough to be the correct answer.

All Major Drugs of Abuse Overstimulate the Brain's Ancient Reward