| List of regions that receive connections from:
Medial preoptic nucleus central part (MPNc) |
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| Infralimbic area (ILA) |
| Lateral septal nucleus ventral part (LSv) |
| Lateral septal nucleus rostral (rostroventral) part (LSr) |
| Medial nucleus of the amygdala posterodorsal part (MEApd) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis (BST) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis anterior division anterodorsal area (BSTad) |
| 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, subcommisural zone (BSTsc) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division principal nucleus (BSTpr) |
| Bed nuclei of the stria terminalis posterior division transverse nucleus (BSTtr) |
| Substantia innominata (SI) |
| Central lateral nucleus of the thalamus (CL) |
| Subfornical organ (SFO) |
| Lateral habenula (LH) |
| Subparafascicular nucleus parvicellular part (SPFp) |
| Peripeduncular nucleus (PP) |
| Zona incerta (ZI) |
| Lateral hypothalamic area (LHA) |
| Tuberal nucleus (TU) |
| Lateral preoptic area (LPO) |
| Posterior hypothalamic nucleus (PH) |
| Supramammillary nucleus medial part (SUMm) |
| Ventral premammillary nucleus (PMv) |
| Ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus ventrolateral part (VMHvl) |
| Anterior hypothalamic nucleus (AHN) |
| Medial preoptic area (MPO) |
| Parastrial nucleus (PS) |
| Posterodorsal preoptic nucleus (PD) |
| Anteroventral preoptic nucleus (AVP) |
| Anterodorsal preoptic nucleus (ADP) |
| Posterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVp) |
| Arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus (ARH) |
| Intermediate periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVI) |
| Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) |
| Anterior periventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus (PVa) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, periventricular part (PVHpv) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, medial parvicellular part, dorsal zone (PVHmpd) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, parvicellular division, anterior parvicellular part (PVHap) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division, lateral parvicellular part (PVHlp) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division, dorsal parvicellular part (PVHdp) |
| Paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus, descending division, medial parvicellular part, ventral zone (PVHmpv) |
| Preoptic periventricular nucleus (PVpo) |
| Anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) |
| Suprachiasmatic preoptic nucleus (PSCH) |
| Vascular organ of the lamina terminalis (OV) |
| Parabrachial nucleus lateral division dorsal lateral part (PBld) |
| Parabrachial nucleus lateral division central lateral part (PBlc) |
| Nucleus of the solitary tract (NTS) |
| Paragigantocellular reticular nucleus lateral part (PGRNl) |
| Pontine reticular nucleus caudal part (PRNc) |
| Pedunculopontine nucleus (PPN) |
| Mesencephalic reticular nucleus (MRN) |
| Nucleus raphe magnus (RM) |
| Nucleus raphe pontis (RPO) |
| Dorsal nucleus raphe (DR) |
| Superior central nucleus raphe (CS) |
| Interfascicular nucleus raphe (IF) |
| Locus coeruleus (LC) |
| Laterodorsal tegmental nucleus (LDT) |
| Periaqueductal gray ventrolateral division (PAGvl) |
| Periaqueductal gray dorsal division (PAGd) |
| Ventral tegmental area (VTA) |
