part of part of adjacent to adjacent to midbrain tegmentum linear nucleus DHBA:12230 nucleus linearis FMA:72436 The mesocorticolimbic dopamine (DA) system plays important roles in reward, motivation, learning, memory, and movement. This system arises from the A10 region, comprising the ventral tegmental area and three adjacent midline nuclei (caudal linear nucleus, interfascicular nucleus, and rostral linear nucleus of the raphe)[PMID:21653852] neuronames:519 UBERON:0002557 BIRNLEX:1018 Li rostral and caudal linear nuclei of the raphe UMLS:C0175404 ventral tegmental area brainstem nucleus nucleus of midbrain tegmentum midbrain nucleus