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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.
—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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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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One patient retained normal core disgust reactivity but could no longer recognize disgust in others’ faces; another with anterior insula damage showed dysregulation in both producing and experiencing disgust.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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To test this hypothesis, the researchers recruited seven people who were scheduled for an anterior temporal lobectomy, a type of surgery in which pieces of brain tissue are removed in order to treat severe epilepsy.—
Jacek Krywko,
Scientific American,
6 May 2026
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The rain chance is high on Tuesday due to plenty of moisture south of a frontal boundary to our north.—
Lissette Gonzalez,
CBS News,
12 May 2026
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The frontal boundary of the cold front has stalled near the coast, leading to widespread showers and thunderstorms, according to the weather service.—
Roberto Villalpando,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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Washington revamped its front seven significantly to build up its pass rush and get younger (and faster) at the second level.—
Nicki Jhabvala,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Assaulted by the two tests, most of the home’s single-stack, gravity-supporting bricks, along with the front and back windows, caved in and blew out.—
Alexandra Phelps,
Miami Herald,
14 May 2026
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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.—
Firmesk Rahim,
The Conversation,
4 May 2026
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This context brings to the fore several questions: is Disney using this as a way to crowdsource new content ideas with their current IP?—
Damion Taylor,
Forbes.com,
12 Feb. 2026
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“Ventral.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ventral. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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