This receptor is located on a small set of neurons in the hypothalamus, a region that regulates appetite.

该感受器位于下丘脑的一小部分神经元上，一个调节食欲的地方。

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Hunger is a complex sensation, but it is determined in part by neurons located in the hypothalamus, which send signals to the brain telling it that you're either hungry or sated.

饥饿这种感觉虽然很复杂，却也是由视丘下部的神经元所决定的，它将信号传给大脑，告知大脑你是饥饿抑或过撑。

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This one is located on a small set of neurons in the hypothalamus, a region that regulates appetite.

该感受器位于丘脑下部的一小部分神经元上，这正是管理人的食欲的地方。

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The research team then wanted to find out what these neurons do, so they studied the new hypothalamus neurons in mice that had been fed a high fat diet since birth.

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He says there is mounting evidence that in some people, neurons in the hypothalamus that should recognize when the body has stored sufficient fat and either cut food intake or boost energy expenditure aren't working properly.

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They found that the chemical appeared in rapidly proliferating cells called tanycytes in the hypothalamus, and further tests confirmed that the tanycytes specifically produced new neurons and not other types 0f cells.

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