| List of regions which send connections to: MPNm | 
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| Lateral hypothalamic area suprafornical region (LHAs) | 
| Lateral hypothalamic area, anterior region ventral zone (LHAav) | 
| Lateral hypothalamic area juxtaparaventricular region (LHAjp) | 
| Subparaventricular zone (SBPV) | 
| Suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCH) | 
| Suprachiasmatic nucleus ventrolateral part (SCHv) | 
| Suprachiasmatic nucleus dorsomedial part (SCHd) | 
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis dorsal nucleus (BSTd) | 
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anteromedial area (BSTam) |