Ans: d) preoptic area.
You would expect an injection of an opiate drug into the ventral tegmental area (VTA) would activate dopamine neurons in the:
a) nucleus accumbens.
b) medial septal region.
c) periaqueductal gray matter.
d) preoptic area.
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