在神经发育领域，一个长期存在的挑战是：我们对人类大脑发育的理解，很大程度上建立在小鼠模型的基础之上。这就好比试图通过研究一辆卡丁车的引擎来理解一辆F1赛车的动力系统。虽然基本原理相似，但在“性能极限”和“复杂性”上却有着天壤之别。

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