Inferred network

R(Retina) → AHA(Anterior hypothalamic area)
AHA(Anterior hypothalamic area) → DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus)
DMH(Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus) → ACB(Nucleus accumbens)
ACB(Nucleus accumbens) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Anterior hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaAnterior hypothalamic area moderate/strongnot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg308, fig12,15. Soma notes 2 adult male hooded rats and 5 adult male albino rats were used. each received an injection of CT-HRP into the posterior chamber of the eye.. Terminal notes retinohypothalamic tract 3 components: 2) extension of SCN axonal plexus into the AHA and the RCA. this is sparse rostrally and grows increasingly dense caudally, where it extends to a wide zone caudal to the SCN including AHA and RCA.
Johnson RF, Morin LP, Moore RY., 1988
RetinaAnterior hypothalamic area moderatenot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg348,350, fig3k-p. Soma notes 36 female Sprague-Dawley rats weighing 200-350g. 10 microliters of CT-HRP(.20%-.40%) were injected into one eye ?behind the lens into the vitreous chamber of the eye. pressure injection over 1 min. Terminal notes Medial component of the RHT swept dorsally throught the central part of the anterior hypothalamic area where it began to disperse. terminals evident in med. anterior and central anterior hypothalamic areas..
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Anterior hypothalamic area to Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anterior hypothalamic areaDorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus strongnot knownFluorogold
dense especially rostrally; earlier: Fahrbach et al. JCN 225:605 1984 rat retrograde HRP
Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1998

Support information about direct projections from Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamus to Nucleus accumbens:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Dorsomedial nucleus of the hypothalamusNucleus accumbens existsnot knownPHAL
light in caudal tip
Thompson R.H., Canteras N.S., Swanson L.W., 1996

Support information about direct projections from Nucleus accumbens to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Nucleus accumbensLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownPHAL
central region, at the level of the AHN; earlier: see Mogenson et al. J. Neurosci. 3:189, 1983, rat, autoradiography and electrophysiology. Collator note: predominantly from the shell region of ACB.
Risold P.Y., Thompson R.H., Swanson L.W., 1997
Nucleus accumbensLateral hypothalamic area existsnot knownautoradiography/electrophysiology
at about atlas level 27
Mogenson GJ, Swanson LW, Wu M., 1983
Nucleus accumbensLateral hypothalamic area strongnot knownautoradiography
Collator note: strong terminal field in the lateral LHA, between the fornix and the cerebral peduncle. See Fig. 1D-E, Swanson Atlas Levels 28-31.
Nauta W.J., Smith G.P., Faull R.L. & Domesick V.B., 1978