mesocortical

English

Etymology

From meso- +‎ cortical.

Adjective

mesocortical (not comparable)

1. Of or pertaining to the mesocortex.
   • 2020, Yaa Gyasi, Transcendent Kingdom, Viking (2021), page 154:

     “The mesocortical, mesolimbic, and nigrostriatal dopamine pathways are what the call the reward pathways, all right? They’re the ones that activate when we’re expecting or receiving a reward.”