Indeed, this part, the VTA, is part of the brain's reward system.

准确地说来，这里腹侧背盖区是大脑奖励系统的一部分。

Then, if we get it right, the VTA provides a reward in the form of good old dopamine.

如果我们正确，腹侧被盖区会用释放多巴胺的形式作为奖励。

And what's interesting to me is that little factory, the VTA, lies right next to the factory that orchestrates thirst and hunger.

而我感兴趣的是那个小工厂，也就是 VTA 就在产生口渴和饥饿的工厂旁边。

This increased VTA activity is the reason love's not only euphoric, but also draws you towards your new partner.

这种增加的 VTA 活动是爱情不仅令人欣喜若狂，而且吸引你走向新伴侣的原因。

Scientists knew that the LH-VTA Loop existed -- problems in this area have been linked to some sexual and drug addictions.

科学家们知道 LH- VTA Loop 的存在—— 这个区域的问题与一些性瘾和毒瘾有关。

By delivering a yellow light through a small, implanted fiber optic, the scientists could turn those neurons on and activate the LH-VTA Loop.

通过通过植入的小型光纤传送黄光，科学家们可以打开这些神经元并激活 LH- VTA Loop。

The VTA is the reward-processing and motivation hub of the brain, firing when you do things like eat a sweet treat, quench your thirst, or in more extreme cases, take drugs of abuse.

VTA 是大脑的奖励处理和激励中心，当您做一些事情时会触发， 例如吃甜食、解渴， 或者在更极端的情况下， 服用滥用药物。

When looking at photos of a former partner, heartbroken individuals again show increased activity in the VTA, the motivation and reward center that drove feelings of longing during the initial stages of the relationship.

当查看前伴侣的照片时，伤心欲绝的人再次表现出 VTA 的活动增加， VTA 是在关系的初始阶段推动渴望感的动机和奖励中心。