研究人员还观察到石房蛤毒素具有阻断神经元自发电活动的能力。电活动是大脑发育的基础，因为神经元活动同步对于神经元之间连接的形成至关重要。在实验中，他们证实在去除石房蛤毒素后，神经元能够部分恢复其电活动，但许多神经元已经遭受了不可逆的细胞损伤。

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