Editing Ventral tegmental area (section)

===Location===
The ventral tegmental area is in the midbrain between several other major areas, some of which are described here. The [[mammillary bodies]] and the posterior [[hypothalamus]], both included in the [[diencephalon]], extend rostrally from the VTA. The [[red nucleus]] is situated laterally and oculomotor fibers are situated ventromedially to the VTA.<ref>{{Cite journal| title = Intramesencephalic course of the oculomotor nerve fibers: microanatomy and possible clinical significance {{!}} SpringerLink| year = 2013| doi = 10.1007/s12565-012-0166-6| pmid = 23242853| last1 = Vitošević| first1 = Z.| last2 = Marinković| first2 = S.| last3 = Cetković| first3 = M.| last4 = Stimec| first4 = B.| last5 = Todorović| first5 = V.| last6 = Kanjuh| first6 = V.| last7 = Milisavljević| first7 = M.| journal = Anatomical Science International| volume = 88| issue = 2| pages = 70–82| s2cid = 25783211}}</ref> The [[pons]] and the [[hindbrain]] lie caudally to the VTA. Finally, the substantia nigra is located laterally to the VTA.<ref>{{Cite journal| doi = 10.1016/j.nicl.2018.03.019| issn = 2213-1582| volume = 18| pages = 770–783| last1 = Coenen| first1 = Volker Arnd| last2 = Schumacher| first2 = Lena Valerie| last3 = Kaller| first3 = Christoph| last4 = Schlaepfer| first4 = Thomas Eduard| last5 = Reinacher| first5 = Peter Christoph| last6 = Egger| first6 = Karl| last7 = Urbach| first7 = Horst| last8 = Reisert| first8 = Marco| title = The anatomy of the human medial forebrain bundle: Ventral tegmental area connections to reward-associated subcortical and frontal lobe regions| journal = NeuroImage: Clinical| date = 2018-01-01| pmid = 29845013| pmc = 5964495| url = }}</ref>