| List of regions which send connections to: CM |
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| Cortical nucleus of the amygdala anterior part (COAa) |
| Primary motor area (MOp) |
| Anterior cingulate area ventral part (ACAv) |
| Infralimbic area (ILA) |
| Orbital area medial part (ORBm) |
| Prelimbic area (PL) |
| Basomedial nucleus of the amygdala anterior part (BMAa) |
| Lateral septal nucleus caudal (caudodorsal) part (LSc) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterolateral area (BSTal) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis oval nucleus (BSTov) |
| 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, anterior division, subcommisural zone (BSTsc) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus (BSTpr) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division interfascicular nucleus (BSTif) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus (BSTtr) |
| Substantia innominata (SI) |
| Lateral preoptic area (LPO) |
| Anterior hypothalamic central part (AHNc) |
| Superior colliculus (SC) |
| Parabrachial nucleus (PB) |
| Spinal nucleus of the trigeminal caudal part (SPVC) |
| Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part (PRNc) |
| Mesencephalic reticular nucleus (MRN) |
| Raphe of mesenchephalon (RA) |
| Nucleus raphe magnus (RM) |
| Nucleus incertus diffuse part (NId) |
| Nucleus incertus compact part (NIc) |
| Locus coeruleus (LC) |
| Dorsal tegmental nucleus (DTN) |
| Periaqueductal gray (PAG) |
| Precommissural nucleus (PRC) |
| Ventral tegmental area (VTA) |
| Substantia nigra (SN) |
