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Published in final edited form as: Physiol Behav. 2011 May 3;104(4):572–581. doi: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2011.04.060

Table 1.

Summary of major brain area projection targets of LHA by sub-region, adapted from [50, 51].

Medial Above F Below F, Rostral Below F, Caudal
MOTIVATED BEHAVIOR
Basomedial Amygdala ND ND ++/+++
Dorsal Striatum +++ + ND ND
Ventral Striatum (NAc) +++ + ++
Substantia Innominata (SI) ++++ +/++ ++
Septal Nuclei +++/+ +++ ND ND
BNST +/++ ++/+++ ++/+++
VTA +++
Lateral habenula (LH) +++++ ++ +/++
THALAMUS
Paraventricular nucleus (PVT) +++ ++++ + ++
Nucleus reuniens −/+ ++++ ++
HYPOTHALAMUS
Anterior Hypothalamus +++//+ + ++ ++
ARC −/+
DMH, anterior part (DMHa) +++ ++ ++ ++/+++
Posterior Hypothalamus +++++ +++ ++ ++/+++
PVH ++++ +++
VMH ++ + +
Medial preoptic area +++ +++ −/+ +++
AVPV +++
Lateral preoptic area +/++ +++ ++ +++
MIDBRAIN
DR −/+ +++ ++ ++
Barrington's Nucleus ++++ ++/+++
PAG (motor regions) −+ +++/+ −/+
PAG ventrolateral +++ +++++ ++ ++/+++
Midbrain reticular nuclues +++/+
HINDBRAIN
NTS, medial part, rostral zone (NTSmr) +++ ND ND
Parabrachial Nucleus +/+++ ND ND

Medial: refers to rostral LHA area that is adjacent to the PVH and medial to the fornix. Above F: area of the LHA that is lateral to the DMH and above the fornix. Below F, Rostral: anterior area of the LHA that is below the F. Below F, Caudal: posterior area of the LHA that is below the F. ND = projections not defined in this area, F = fornix.

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