| List of regions which send connections to: ND |
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| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis rhomboid nucleus (BSTrh) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus (BSTdm) |
| Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGv) |
| Medial preoptic area (MPO) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) |
| Anterior pretectal nucleus (APN) |
| Nucleus of the optic tract (NOT) |
| Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract (MT) |
| Nucleus incertus diffuse part (NId) |
