Editing Striatum (section)

===Ventral striatum===
The ventral striatum is composed of the [[nucleus accumbens]] and the [[olfactory tubercle]].<ref name=FERRE2010 /><ref name="pmid18047654">{{Cite journal |vauthors=Ubeda-Bañon I, Novejarque A, Mohedano-Moriano A, etal |title=Projections from the posterolateral olfactory amygdala to the ventral striatum: neural basis for reinforcing properties of chemical stimuli |journal=BMC Neurosci |volume=8 |pages=103 |year=2007 |pmid=18047654 |pmc=2216080 |doi=10.1186/1471-2202-8-103 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The nucleus accumbens is made up of the [[Nucleus accumbens#Core|nucleus accumbens core]] and the [[Nucleus accumbens#Shell|nucleus accumbens shell]], which differ by neural populations. The olfactory tubercle receives input from the [[olfactory bulb]] but has not been shown to play a role in [[olfaction|processing smell]].<ref name="pmid18047654" /> In non-primate species, the [[islands of Calleja]] are included.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title = Ventral striatum – NeuroLex|url = http://neurolex.org/wiki/Nlx_57107#tab=Basic|website = neurolex.org|access-date = 2015-12-12}}</ref> The ventral striatum is associated with the [[limbic system]] and has been implicated as a vital part of the [[neural circuit|circuitry]] for decision making and reward-related behavior.<ref>{{Cite web|title = Ventral Striatum Definition – Medical Dictionary|url = http://medicaldictionary.net/ventral-striatum.html|website = medicaldictionary.net|access-date = 2015-11-18}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Ventral Striatum – Medical Definition|url = http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=85559|website = www.medilexicon.com|access-date = 2015-11-18}}</ref>