Thus, a neuron can respond to inputs in only one way: it can either decide to send a signal on to the next neuron in the circuit by firing an impulse through its axon, or not.

• 因此神经元对输入的回应方式只有一种：它要嘛就产生冲动，让讯号沿著轴突传给下一个神经元，要嘛就什麽都不做。