Brain Reward Circuitry

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
BRC
Pronunciation
/breɪn rɪˈwɔrd ˈsərkətri/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Human Genome

Examples in Context

  1. When the researchers compared the men's scans, they noticed that gentle stroking caused a drop in natural opioids in brain areas called the ventral striatum and the anterior cingulate cortex, which are mainstays of the brain's reward circuitry.

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