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Recent Examples of ventral
Working with 85 participants, the researchers first trained everyone to increase the activity in their brains' ventral tegmental area (VTA), a region that is part of the brain's reward system.
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New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2026
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
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Richard Menger Md Mpa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Equipped with a ventral air intake, the missile is believed to sustain powered hypersonic flight at Mach 10 or higher, giving it longer range and greater flexibility than boost-glide systems.
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Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Blazars are a ventral hub of power and light within these galaxies that aren’t powered by stars.
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Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
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New Atlas,
19 Jan. 2026
When your team wins, the ventral striatum—that critical node in the brain’s reward pathway—erupts in a euphoric burst, akin to achieving a personal milestone, despite no actual direct involvement with the team.
—
Richard Menger Md Mpa,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Equipped with a ventral air intake, the missile is believed to sustain powered hypersonic flight at Mach 10 or higher, giving it longer range and greater flexibility than boost-glide systems.
—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
Blazars are a ventral hub of power and light within these galaxies that aren’t powered by stars.
—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
13 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ventral
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Si eres nuevo en las Lecciones Bíblicas semanales del Cuaderno Trimestral de la Ciencia Cristiana, puedes ver aquí una muestra gratuita de una lección bíblica de la semana anterior.
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March has made 12 league appearances over the best part of three seasons because of two anterior cruciate knee ligament injuries (ACL).
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His feverish obsession is a frontal assault on democracy.
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Sunday’s storms erupted along frontal boundaries left behind by morning thunderstorms.
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Put something that will serve as a visual cue that your child is with you, such a diaper bag, in the front seat.
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Other opponents generally feel compelled to drop an extra player into the back line, forming a back five against Japan’s front five — as the Netherlands did, with Frenkie de Jong dropping in from midfield.
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Looking back over the history of African Americans, many of our fore parents died for the simple pleasure of learning to read.
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The eight-year Iran–Iraq War, which began in 1980, brought to the fore fears of Iran’s influence across the region.
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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventral. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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