The Brain's Nucleus Accumbens (IMAGE)

University of California - Los Angeles

The Brain's Nucleus Accumbens

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Two views of the brain with the nucleus accumbens, a hub of the brain's reward circuitry, highlighted in green. This region was more active when teenagers saw that their own photographs, and those of others, had been "liked" by more peers. Past research suggests that this region is particularly sensitive in adolescence.

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Lauren Sherman/UCLA

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