| List of regions which send connections to: MRN |
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| Hippocampal formation (HPF) |
| Anterior cingulate area (ACA) |
| Anterior cingulate area ventral part (ACAv) |
| Infralimbic area (ILA) |
| Orbital area (ORB) |
| Orbital area medial part (ORBm) |
| Prelimbic area (PL) |
| Retrosplenial area (RSP) |
| Septohippocampal nucleus (SH) |
| 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 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 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 posterior division transverse nucleus (BSTtr) |
| Substantia innominata (SI) |
| Central lateral nucleus of the thalamus (CL) |
| Parafascicular nucleus (PF) |
| Posterior complex of the thalamus (PO) |
| Ventral posterior complex of the thalamus (VP) |
| Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGd) |
| Zona incerta (ZI) |
| Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGv) |
| Reticular nucleus of the thalamus (RT) |
| Lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) |
| Tuberal nucleus (TU) |
| Dorsal premammillary nucleus (PMd) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part (VMHvl) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus central part (VMHc) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus dorsomedial part (VMHdm) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus anterior part (VMHa) |
| Anterior hypothalamic posterior part (AHNp) |
| Anterior hypothalamic central part (AHNc) |
| Anterior hypothalamic nucleus anterior part (AHNa) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus central part (MPNc) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus lateral part (MPNl) |
| Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) |
| Median preoptic nucleus (MEPO) |
| Anterior pretectal nucleus (APN) |
| Superior colliculus (SC) |
| Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract (MT) |
| Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part (PRNc) |
| Nucleus incertus diffuse part (NId) |
| Superior central nucleus raphe (CS) |
| Periaqueductal gray (PAG) |
| Precommissural nucleus (PRC) |
| Substantia nigra reticular part (SNr) |
