| List of regions which send connections to: RM |
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| Prelimbic area (PL) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division dorsomedial nucleus (BSTdm) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division magnocellular nucleus (BSTmg) |
| Central lateral nucleus of the thalamus (CL) |
| Posterior complex of the thalamus (PO) |
| Lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) |
| Lateral preoptic area (LPO) |
| Dorsal premammillary nucleus (PMd) |
| Medial preoptic area (MPO) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus central part (MPNc) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part (MPNl) |
| Periaqueductal gray (PAG) |
| Precommissural nucleus (PRC) |