Output and input projections to D2R-expressing neurons in the PVT
| Output projections | Input projections | |
|---|---|---|
| AI | + | + |
| PL | + | + |
| Orbital frontal cortex | + | + |
| Cingulate cortex | − | + |
| NAc (core and shell) | + | + |
| Caudate putamen | + | + |
| BNST | + | + |
| Lateral septum | − | + |
| IPAC | + | + |
| Amygdala | Central, lateral, basolateral | Central |
| Zona incerta | − | + |
| Reticular thalamus | − | + |
| Hypothalamus: preoptic, ventromedial, anterior, lateral, posterior, dorsomedial, arcuate, suprachiasmatic, paraventricular, A14, and supramammillary nuclei | − | + |
| PAG | − | + |
| VTA | − | + |
| SN | − | + |
| LC | − | + |
| LPBN | − | + |
| Raphe (dorsal and raphe magnus) | − | + |
Al, agranular insular cortex; PL, prelimbic cortex; NAc, nucleus accumbens; BSNT, bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; IPAC, interstitial nucleus of the posterior limb of the anterior commissure; PAG, periaqueductal gray; VTA, ventral tegmental area; SN, substantia nigra; LC, locus coeruleus; LPBN, lateral parabrachial nucleus.