You would expect that an injection of an opiate drug into the ________ would activate dopamine neurons in the nucleus accumbens.
A) ventral tegmental area
B) medial septal region
C) periaqueductal gray matter
D) preoptic area
E) cingulate cortex

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The ventral tegmental area (VTA) has dopamine neurons that project to the nucleus accumbens, which is part of the brain's reward pathway. Opiate drugs can activate these dopamine neurons in the VTA, leading to feelings of pleasure and reward.

You Would Expect That an Injection of an Opiate Drug