| List of regions that receive connections from:
Mesencephalic reticular nucleus (MRN) |
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| Hippocampal region (HIP) |
| Secondary motor area (MOs) |
| Anterior cingulate area (ACA) |
| Retrosplenial area (RSP) |
| Caudoputamen (CP) |
| Nucleus accumbens (ACB) |
| Central medial nucleus of the thalamus (CM) |
| Dorsal part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGd) |
| Ventral part of the lateral geniculate complex (LGv) |
| Posterior hypothalamic nucleus (PH) |
| Anteroventral preoptic nucleus (AVP) |
| Medial preoptic nucleus (MPN) |
| Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus (DMH) |
| Superior colliculus (SC) |
| Dorsal terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract (DT) |
| Lateral terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract (LT) |
| Medial terminal nucleus of the accessory optic tract (MT) |
| Periaqueductal gray (PAG) |
| Precommissural nucleus (PRC) |
| Ventral tegmental area (VTA) |
| Substantia nigra reticular part (SNr) |
| Substantia nigra compact part (SNc) |