The pathway in the brain that starts in the midbrain and connects to structures of the limbic system, including the amygdala, the hippocampus, and the nucleus accumbens, and continues to the middle of the prefrontal cortex is called the __________ pathway.
A. cerebellar
B. mesolimbic
C. ventral tegmental
D. dorsolateral
Answer: B
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