| List of regions which send connections to: NL |
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| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis (BST) |
| Substantia innominata (SI) |
| Zona incerta (ZI) |
| Lateral preoptic area (LPO) |
| Medial preoptic area (MPO) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVH) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, anterior parvicellular part (PVHap) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, magnocellular division, anterior magnocellular part (PVHam) |
| Supraoptic nucleus (SO) |
| Preoptic periventricular nucleus (PVpo) |
| Median preoptic nucleus (MEPO) |
