All neurons, whether they reside in the hypothalamus or elsewhere, maintain a constant flux of charged ions across their cell membranes via donut-shaped proteins called ion channels.

• 所有神经元，无论他们居住在下丘脑或其他地方，保持恒定通量的电荷离子在其细胞膜通过甜甜圈形状的蛋白质称为离子通道。