Brain Imaging Pinpoints White-Matter Pathways (IMAGE) Vanderbilt University Caption Brain scans showing the white-matter pathways involved in everyday learning: Top, the pathway shown in red connects the medial prefrontal cortex to the ventral striatum and, bottom, the pathway shown in blue connects the medial prefrontal cortex to the thalamus. Credit Courtesy of Gregory Samanez-Larkin Usage Restrictions None License Licensed content Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.