| List of regions which send connections to: LC |
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| Hippocampal formation (HPF) |
| Presubiculum (PRE) |
| Parasubiculum (PAR) |
| Postsubiculum (POST) |
| Dentate gyrus (DG) |
| Anterior cingulate area (ACA) |
| Infralimbic area (ILA) |
| Prelimbic area (PL) |
| Retrosplenial area (RSP) |
| Retrosplenial area dorsal part (RSPd) |
| Retrosplenial area ventral part zone a (RSPv-a) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis (BST) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis juxtacapsular nucleus (BSTju) |
| 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 ventral nucleus (BSTv) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus (BSTmg) |
| Magnocellular preoptic nucleus (MA) |
| Substantia innominata (SI) |
| Central lateral nucleus of the thalamus (CL) |
| Ventral posterior complex of the thalamus (VP) |
| Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGd) |
| Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGv) |
| Reticular nucleus of the thalamus (RT) |
| Lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) |
| Supramammillary nucleus medial part (SUMm) |
| Supramammillary nucleus lateral part (SUMl) |
| Tuberomammillary nucleus (TM) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part (VMHvl) |
| Medial preoptic area (MPO) |
| Parastrial nucleus (PS) |
| Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus (ADP) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus central part (MPNc) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part (MPNl) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) |
| Anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) |
| Anterior pretectal nucleus (APN) |
| Paragigantocellular reticular nucleus lateral part (PGRNl) |
| Retrorubral area (RR) |
| Interpeduncular nucleus (IPN) |
| Rostral linear nucleus raphe (RL) |
| Interfascicular nucleus raphe (IF) |
| Periaqueductal gray (PAG) |
| Precommissural nucleus (PRC) |
| Ventral tegmental area (VTA) |
| Substantia nigra reticular part (SNr) |
| Substantia nigra compact part (SNc) |