Inferred network

R(Retina) → AV(Anteroventral nucleus of thalamus)
AV(Anteroventral nucleus of thalamus) → MOs(Secondary motor area)
MOs(Secondary motor area) → GU(Gustatory areas)
GU(Gustatory areas) → LHA(Lateral hypothalamic area)

Support information about direct projections from Retina to Anteroventral nucleus of thalamus:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
RetinaAnteroventral nucleus of thalamus existsnot knownCholera toxin conjugated to HRP
Case pg353-4. 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 fibres can be seen in stria terminalis coursing rostrally from these more caudal levels. This pathway gives rise to the thalamic label reported earlier (anterior dorsal, anterior ventral thalamic nuc. and bed nuc. of the stria terminalis.).
Levine JD, Weiss ML, Rosenwasser AM, Miselis RR., 1991

Support information about direct projections from Anteroventral nucleus of thalamus to Secondary motor area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Anteroventral nucleus of thalamusSecondary motor area strongnot knownFluorogold
Within the thalamus, the nucleus reuniens (RE), paratenial nucleus (PT), and ventral anterior-lateral complex (VAL) were densely labeled (Fig. 1L, L).
Hoover W.B. & Vertes R.P, 2007

Support information about direct projections from Secondary motor area to Gustatory areas:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Secondary motor areaGustatory areas light/moderatenot knownPHAL
Collator note: label mostly in layer VI of the Aid and GU. See Fig. 5, Swanson Atlas Levels 9-21.
Van Eden C.G., Lamme V.A. & Uylings H.B., 1992
Secondary motor areaGustatory areas moderatenot knownradioactive aminoacids
Collator note: label in the deep layers of the Aid and GU, rostrally. More caudally, these regions are devoid of label. See Fig. 8B, Swanson Atlas Level 9.
Reep RL, Corwin JV, Hashimoto A, Watson RT., 1987

Support information about direct projections from Gustatory areas to Lateral hypothalamic area:
Sending structure Receiving structureStrength of projection Type of connectionTechniqueGeneral descriptionCollatorAssociated reference
Gustatory areasLateral hypothalamic area moderatenot knownHRP/WGA
Case pg7, fig6A,6B,7,10C RC10. Soma notes {5}, few in {6}. Terminal notes very large WGA-HRP inj.
Allen GV, Saper CB, Hurley KM, Cechetto DF., 1991