| List of regions which send connections to: VTA |
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| Entorhinal area, lateral part (ENTl) |
| Hippocampal region (HIP) |
| Agranular insular area ventral part (AIv) |
| Anterior cingulate area (ACA) |
| Anterior cingulate area ventral part (ACAv) |
| Infralimbic area (ILA) |
| Orbital area ventrolateral part (ORBvl) |
| Prelimbic area (PL) |
| Nucleus accumbens (ACB) |
| Olfactory tubercle (OT) |
| Islands of Calleja (isl) |
| Septohippocampal nucleus (SH) |
| Lateral septal nucleus (LS) |
| Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part (LSr) |
| Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part ventrolateral zone (LSr.vl) |
| Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part medial zone ventral region (LSr.m.v) |
| Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part (LSc) |
| Medial nucleus of the amygdala anterodorsal part (MEAad) |
| Central nucleus of amygdala (CEA) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis (BST) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area (BSTal) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis oval nucleus (BSTov) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis rhomboid nucleus (BSTrh) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus (BSTdm) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division fusiform nucleus (BSTfu) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division ventral nucleus (BSTv) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus (BSTmg) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis, anterior division, subcommisural zone (BSTsc) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus (BSTtr) |
| Nucleus of the diagonal band (NDB) |
| Medial septal nucleus (MS) |
| Magnocellular preoptic nucleus (MA) |
| Substantia innominata (SI) |
| Lateral habenula (LH) |
| Subthalamic nucleus (STN) |
| Lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) |
| Lateral preoptic area (LPO) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part (VMHvl) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus dorsomedial part (VMHdm) |
| Anterior hypothalamic central part (AHNc) |
| Medial preoptic area (MPO) |
| Parastrial nucleus (PS) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus central part (MPNc) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part (MPNl) |
| Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) |
| Anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) |
| Anterior pretectal nucleus (APN) |
| Nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) |
| Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part (PRNc) |
| Mesencephalic reticular nucleus (MRN) |
| Nucleus incertus diffuse part (NId) |
| Nucleus incertus compact part (NIc) |
| Dorsal nucleus raphe (DR) |
| Superior central nucleus raphe (CS) |
| Locus coeruleus (LC) |
| Dorsal tegmental nucleus (DTN) |
| Periaqueductal gray (PAG) |
| Precommissural nucleus (PRC) |
| Ventral tegmental area (VTA) |
| Pontine gray (PG) |
