Brain illustration (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Brain illustration

Caption

The nucleus accumbens (represented in blue) is a part of the brain that controls motivation. Researchers from UC Davis compared samples of the nucleus accumbens in mice and humans to find clues to how this part of the brain is affected by stress and depression in males and females.

Credit

UC Davis

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License

Public Domain

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