Nucleus accumbens
The nucleus accumbens (NAc or 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 ganglia. Each cerebral hemisphere has its own nucleus accumbens, which can be divided into two structures: the nucleus accumbens core and the nucleus accumbens shell. These substructures have different morphology and functions.
Different NAcc subregions (core vs shell) and neuron subpopulations within each region (D1-type vs D2-type medium spiny neurons) are responsible for different cognitive functions. As a whole, the nucleus accumbens has a significant role in the cognitive processing of aversion, motivation, pleasure, reward and reinforcement learning; hence, it has a significant role in addiction. It plays a lesser role in processing fear (a form of aversion), impulsivity, and the placebo effect. It is involved in the encoding of new motor programs as well.
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by: DJ QuikIt doesn't seem to matter what you say
you will never feel the same
It doesn't seem to matter what you do
I will fall in love with you
And everyday I think we grow apart
I guess I saw it from the start
I guess I knew that you and I won't be
It doesn't mean that I can't dream about you
Think about you still you complete a part of me
I never knew I had to fill
I'd give you anything
like the times I'd sing on the phone to you
was not the easiest thing to do
You know its true, you know it could have been this way and
I swear by my heart there is nothing on earth that will keep us apart
And all I have I swear I give to you
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When you fall in love with me
It doesn't seem to matter what I say
You will never be the same
It doesn't seem to matter what you do
I will fall in love with you and everyday
I wonder how you feel if your sincerity is real
I took the time I softly called your name
I know I should've screamed instead
Do you miss meaning everything to me
'cause not a day goes by if I had kissed you it just might
have changed our destiny 'Cause we were meant to be
I'm standing on one knee won't you please just marry me
You know its true You know it should have been this way.
You know i swear on my heart, There is nothing on earth
hat could keep us apart
And all I have I swear I give to you, All that I say,
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like I fell in love with you
Doesn't mean that I can't dream
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And give you anything
Like a memory
And all the times we've had
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You know it's true
You know it should have been this way
And I swear by my heart
there is nothing on earth that won't keep us apart
And all I have I swear I give to you
All that I say
you and I would begin this way
if you fell in love with me