In the first section titled "Reward Circuitry", the writer states that "Scans revealed that the nucleus accumbens, a part of the brain's reward circuitry, was especially active when teens saw a large number of likes on their own photos, which could inspire them to use social media more often."
According to your textbook reading, what area of the brain is the nucleus accumbens a part of?
- Cerebral cortex
- Hypothalamus
- Basal ganglia
- Amygdala