| List of regions which send connections to: CSm |
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| Infralimbic area (ILA) |
| Orbital area medial part (ORBm) |
| Prelimbic area (PL) |
| Retrosplenial area lateral agranular part (RSPagl) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus (BSTdm) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus (BSTmg) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus (BSTtr) |
| Lateral preoptic area (LPO) |
| Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) |
| Median preoptic nucleus (MEPO) |
| Nucleus incertus diffuse part (NId) |
| Nucleus incertus compact part (NIc) |
| Dorsal nucleus raphe (DR) |
| Periaqueductal gray (PAG) |
| Substantia nigra compact part (SNc) |