Ventral
adjective
Pertaining to the belly or front side of a body.
The ventral side of the body contains the stomach and intestines.
Often appears as...
- ventral side
- ventral surface
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Located on or relating to the lower side or surface of an animal, plant or thing.
The ventral surface of a leaf is usually the one facing the ground.
Often appears as...
- ventral fins
- ventral scales
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Formal
Technical
adjective
Pertaining to the belly or front side of a body.
The ventral side of the body contains the stomach and intestines.
Often appears as...
- ventral side
- ventral surface
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
adjective
Located on or relating to the lower side or surface of an animal, plant or thing.
The ventral surface of a leaf is usually the one facing the ground.
Often appears as...
- ventral fins
- ventral scales
Usage tips
Formal
Technical
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Human Anatomy
Used in medical or biology contexts to describe the front of a human's body.
The surgeon made an incision in the ventral region.
Pro Tip 2/3Orientation Clarity
Helps clarify body orientation, different from 'dorsal' which refers to the back.
Please lie down with your ventral side facing up.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Humans
Less commonly used for humans. 'Front' is more common in everyday language.
The ventral side includes the chest, but we often just say 'front'.
Pro Tip 1/3Human Anatomy
Used in medical or biology contexts to describe the front of a human's body.
The surgeon made an incision in the ventral region.
Pro Tip 2/3Orientation Clarity
Helps clarify body orientation, different from 'dorsal' which refers to the back.
Please lie down with your ventral side facing up.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Humans
Less commonly used for humans. 'Front' is more common in everyday language.
The ventral side includes the chest, but we often just say 'front'.
Pro Tip 1/3Human Anatomy
Used in medical or biology contexts to describe the front of a human's body.
The surgeon made an incision in the ventral region.
Pro Tip 2/3Orientation Clarity
Helps clarify body orientation, different from 'dorsal' which refers to the back.
Please lie down with your ventral side facing up.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Humans
Less commonly used for humans. 'Front' is more common in everyday language.
The ventral side includes the chest, but we often just say 'front'.
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Neuroscience, game...
told you're playing a computer they're just choosing randomly so what you see here is a subtraction of areas which there's more brain activity when you're playing people compared to playing the computer you see activity in some regions we've seen today medial prefrontal cortex dorsal medial however up here ventral medial prefrontal cortex
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This Platypus Can Glow...
see the ventral and dorsal surfaces so the ones at the bottom of the undersides of the platypus and they're glowing blue and green amazing dark extraordinary totally amazing look take a look at this other clip here because here is a picture of a platypus and this one's foraging when it's down underneath the
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How friendship affects...
known as the ventral striatum. Its activation makes hanging out with others enjoyable and motivates you to spend more time with them. Neuroimaging studies show that this region is highly reactive during your teenage years, which may explain why adolescents seem to place a higher value
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3 ways the brain creates...
We're only going to talk about three of them. So the first one is called the ventral stream. It's on this side of the brain. And this is the part of the brain that will recognize what something is. It's the "what" detector. Look at a hand. Look at a remote control. Chair. Book.
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The surprising science...
basically at least two systems here and they both very ancient one is the reward system and that's fed by the chemical dopamine and it starts in the ventral tegmental area goes to nucleus accumbens all the way up to prefrontal cortex orbital frontal cortex where decisions
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This Is What Happens to...
chemical similarity to our own endorphins this allows them to bind to the same opioid receptors and stop pain signals but that's not all they do deep inside Susan's brain is a region called the ventral tegmental area or VTA for short the VTA is full of neurons
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The brain in love PIPE...
and study this madness. Our first study of people who were happily in love has been widely publicized, so I'm only going to say very little about it. We found activity in a tiny, little factory near the base of the brain called the ventral tegmental area.
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How your brain decides...
that is especially attuned to processing objects. In addition, attractive faces activate parts of our reward and pleasure centers in the front and deep in the brain, and these include areas that have complicated names, like the ventral striatum,
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Nancy Etcoff: Happiness...
and see where does happiness arise from in evolution. We have basically at least two systems here, and they both are very ancient. One is the reward system, and that's fed by the chemical dopamine. And it starts in the ventral tegmental area.
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Can we choose to fall...
That's me. And that's my brain in love. There was activity in that little orange dot, the ventral tegmental area, that kind of loop of red is the anterior cingulate and that golden set of horns is the caudates.
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Neuroscience, game...
told you're playing a computer they're just choosing randomly so what you see here is a subtraction of areas which there's more brain activity when you're playing people compared to playing the computer you see activity in some regions we've seen today medial prefrontal cortex dorsal medial however up here ventral medial prefrontal cortex
Video examples
This Platypus Can Glow...
see the ventral and dorsal surfaces so the ones at the bottom of the undersides of the platypus and they're glowing blue and green amazing dark extraordinary totally amazing look take a look at this other clip here because here is a picture of a platypus and this one's foraging when it's down underneath the
Video examples
How friendship affects...
known as the ventral striatum. Its activation makes hanging out with others enjoyable and motivates you to spend more time with them. Neuroimaging studies show that this region is highly reactive during your teenage years, which may explain why adolescents seem to place a higher value
Video examples
3 ways the brain creates...
We're only going to talk about three of them. So the first one is called the ventral stream. It's on this side of the brain. And this is the part of the brain that will recognize what something is. It's the "what" detector. Look at a hand. Look at a remote control. Chair. Book.
Video examples
The surprising science...
basically at least two systems here and they both very ancient one is the reward system and that's fed by the chemical dopamine and it starts in the ventral tegmental area goes to nucleus accumbens all the way up to prefrontal cortex orbital frontal cortex where decisions
Video examples
This Is What Happens to...
chemical similarity to our own endorphins this allows them to bind to the same opioid receptors and stop pain signals but that's not all they do deep inside Susan's brain is a region called the ventral tegmental area or VTA for short the VTA is full of neurons
Video examples
The brain in love PIPE...
and study this madness. Our first study of people who were happily in love has been widely publicized, so I'm only going to say very little about it. We found activity in a tiny, little factory near the base of the brain called the ventral tegmental area.
Video examples
How your brain decides...
that is especially attuned to processing objects. In addition, attractive faces activate parts of our reward and pleasure centers in the front and deep in the brain, and these include areas that have complicated names, like the ventral striatum,
Video examples
Nancy Etcoff: Happiness...
and see where does happiness arise from in evolution. We have basically at least two systems here, and they both are very ancient. One is the reward system, and that's fed by the chemical dopamine. And it starts in the ventral tegmental area.
Video examples
Can we choose to fall...
That's me. And that's my brain in love. There was activity in that little orange dot, the ventral tegmental area, that kind of loop of red is the anterior cingulate and that golden set of horns is the caudates.
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