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DR (Dorsal nucleus raphe) projects to VTA (Ventral tegmental area)

All claims for this connection
Species
Rat
Result
present
Method
single neuron reconstruction
Sign
unknown
Evidence
A ventral branch of a thalamus-projecting DRN axon innervated the ventral tegmental area.
Source

Distribution of VGLUT3 in Highly Collateralized Axons from the Rat Dorsal Raphe Nucleus as Revealed by Single-Neuron Reconstructions

PLoS ONE, 2014

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0087709 · PubMed 24504335 · PMC3913638, Fig. 2D; Results, Diencephalon and midbrain tegmentum

Licence: CC-BY-4.0

Named in the paper
“dorsal raphe nucleus” and “ventral tegmental area”
Made by
an AI model reading the paper (claude-opus-5-5, extract@0.3.0), 2026-10-09
Checked by

a second AI model (claude-opus-5-5) agrees, 2026-10-09

“The Fig. 2D neuron has a ventral branch that innervates the ventral tegmental area.”

Status

proposed

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