The nucleus accumbens (NAcc), also known as the accumbens nucleus or as the nucleus accumbens septi (Latin for nucleus adjacent to the septum) is a region in the basal forebrain rostral to the preoptic area of the hypothalamus. The nucleus accumbens and the olfactory tubercle collectively form the ventral striatum, which is part of the basal gangl...
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The largest neuronal nucleus in the septal region of the diencephalon. ... (12 Dec 1998) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. the region of fusion between the head of the caudate nucleus and the putamen, covered on its inferior aspect by the olfactory tubercle. Its former name nucleus accumbens septi ('a nucleus leaning against the septum') refers to a medial, hook-shaped expansion of this anteroventral region of the striatum, which curves under...
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