| List of regions which send connections to: PO |
|
| Primary motor area (MOp) |
| Secondary motor area (MOs) |
| Primary somatosensory area (SSp) |
| Primary visual area (VISp) |
| Anterior cingulate area (ACA) |
| Anterior cingulate area dorsal part (ACAd) |
| Suprageniculate nucleus (SGN) |
| Ventral posterior complex of the thalamus (VP) |
| Ventral posterolateral nucleus of the thalamus (VPL) |
| Zona incerta (ZI) |
| Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGv) |
| Reticular nucleus of the thalamus (RT) |
| Lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) |
| Medial preoptic area (MPO) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) |
| Pretectal region (PRT) |
| Superior colliculus (SC) |