part of part of nucleus of brain ventral tegmental area brainstem nucleus nucleus of midbrain tegmentum midbrain nucleus rostral linear nucleus HBA:9471 MBA:197 Brain Info does not list the linear nuclei as part of the ventral tegmental area but as a co-area of the midbrain tegmentum. Am assuming the rostral linear nucleus of the raphe is synonymous, but needs further review. (NIF) Nucleus of the medial ventral tegmental area, originally identified in the rat but also in cat, monkey and human, comprising an average of 7% volume of the VTA across the different species, with the largest being present in the cat. DHBA:12234 UBERON:0013734 rostral linear nucleus of the raphe RLi NLX:144319 neuronames:1808 anterior linear nucleus DMBA:16748 BAMS:LR