diff --git a/quality.sh b/quality.sh
index bbfd2f95..ca6b3b7f 100755
--- a/quality.sh
+++ b/quality.sh
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ set -e
 
 deno fmt src test bench mod.ts
 deno lint src test bench mod.ts
-rm -rf .trace .test
+rm -rf .trace .test .coverage
 deno test \
   --allow-read \
   --allow-write \
diff --git a/src/Creature.ts b/src/Creature.ts
index 7e7d675f..d7698260 100644
--- a/src/Creature.ts
+++ b/src/Creature.ts
@@ -99,10 +99,16 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
     this.neurons.length = 0;
   }
 
-  public clearCache() {
-    this.cacheTo.clear();
-    this.cacheFrom.clear();
-    this.cacheSelf.clear();
+  public clearCache(from = -1, to = -1) {
+    if (from == -1 || to == -1) {
+      this.cacheTo.clear();
+      this.cacheFrom.clear();
+      this.cacheSelf.clear();
+    } else {
+      this.cacheTo.delete(to);
+      this.cacheFrom.delete(from);
+      this.cacheSelf.delete(from);
+    }
   }
 
   private initialize(options: {
@@ -730,9 +736,9 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
     let results = this.cacheTo.get(toIndx);
     if (results === undefined) {
       results = [];
-      const tmpList = this.synapses;
-      for (let i = tmpList.length; i--;) {
-        const c = tmpList[i];
+
+      for (let i = this.synapses.length; i--;) {
+        const c = this.synapses[i];
 
         if (c.to === toIndx) results.push(c);
       }
@@ -755,12 +761,20 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
   outwardConnections(fromIndx: number): Synapse[] {
     let results = this.cacheFrom.get(fromIndx);
     if (results === undefined) {
-      results = [];
-      const tmpList = this.synapses;
-      for (let i = tmpList.length; i--;) {
-        const c = tmpList[i];
-
-        if (c.from === fromIndx) results.push(c);
+      const startIndex = this.binarySearchForStartIndex(fromIndx);
+
+      if (startIndex !== -1) {
+        results = [];
+        for (let i = startIndex; i < this.synapses.length; i++) {
+          const tmp = this.synapses[i];
+          if (tmp.from === fromIndx) {
+            results.push(tmp);
+          } else {
+            break; // Since it's sorted, no need to continue once 'from' changes
+          }
+        }
+      } else {
+        results = []; // No connections found
       }
 
       this.cacheFrom.set(fromIndx, results);
@@ -768,25 +782,36 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
     return results;
   }
 
-  getSynapse(from: number, to: number): Synapse | null {
-    if (Number.isInteger(from) == false || from < 0) {
-      throw new Error("FROM should be a non-negative integer was: " + from);
-    }
+  private binarySearchForStartIndex(fromIndx: number): number {
+    let low = 0;
+    let high = this.synapses.length - 1;
+    let result = -1; // Default to -1 if not found
 
-    if (Number.isInteger(to) == false || to < 0) {
-      throw new Error("TO should be a non-negative integer was: " + to);
+    while (low <= high) {
+      const mid = Math.floor((low + high) / 2);
+      const midValue = this.synapses[mid];
+
+      if (midValue.from < fromIndx) {
+        low = mid + 1;
+      } else if (midValue.from > fromIndx) {
+        high = mid - 1;
+      } else {
+        result = mid; // Found a matching 'from', but need the first occurrence
+        high = mid - 1; // Look left to find the first match
+      }
     }
 
-    for (let pos = this.synapses.length; pos--;) {
-      const c = this.synapses[pos];
+    return result;
+  }
 
-      if (c.from == from) {
-        if (c.to == to) {
-          return c;
-        } else if (c.to < to) {
-          break;
-        }
-      } else if (c.from < from) {
+  getSynapse(from: number, to: number): Synapse | null {
+    const outwardConnections = this.outwardConnections(from);
+
+    for (let indx = outwardConnections.length; indx--;) {
+      const c = outwardConnections[indx];
+      if (c.to == to) {
+        return c;
+      } else if (c.to < to) {
         break;
       }
     }
@@ -803,50 +828,6 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
     weight: number,
     type?: "positive" | "negative" | "condition",
   ): Synapse {
-    if (Number.isInteger(from) == false || from < 0) {
-      throw new Error("from should be a non-negative integer was: " + from);
-    }
-
-    if (Number.isInteger(to) == false || to < 0) {
-      throw new Error("to should be a non-negative integer was: " + to);
-    }
-
-    if (to < this.input) {
-      throw new Error(
-        "to should not be pointed to any input neurons(" +
-          this.input + "): " + to,
-      );
-    }
-
-    if (to < from) {
-      throw new Error("to: " + to + " should not be less than from: " + from);
-    }
-
-    if (typeof weight !== "number") {
-      if (this.DEBUG) {
-        this.DEBUG = false;
-        console.warn(
-          JSON.stringify(this.exportJSON(), null, 2),
-        );
-
-        this.DEBUG = true;
-      }
-
-      throw new Error(from + ":" + to + ") weight not a number was: " + weight);
-    }
-
-    const toNeuron = this.neurons[to];
-    if (toNeuron) {
-      const toType = toNeuron.type;
-      if (toType == "constant" || toType == "input") {
-        throw new Error(`Can not connect ${from}->${to} with type ${toType}`);
-      }
-    } else {
-      throw new Error(
-        `Can't connect to index: ${to} of length: ${this.neurons.length}`,
-      );
-    }
-
     const connection = new Synapse(
       from,
       to,
@@ -887,7 +868,7 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
       this.synapses.push(connection);
     }
 
-    this.clearCache();
+    this.clearCache(from, to);
 
     return connection;
   }
@@ -896,14 +877,6 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
    * Disconnects the from neuron from the to node
    */
   disconnect(from: number, to: number) {
-    if (Number.isInteger(from) == false || from < 0) {
-      throw new Error("from should be a non-negative integer was: " + from);
-    }
-    if (Number.isInteger(to) == false || to < 0) {
-      throw new Error("to should be a non-negative integer was: " + to);
-    }
-
-    // Delete the connection in the creature's connection array
     const connections = this.synapses;
 
     let found = false;
@@ -912,15 +885,13 @@ export class Creature implements CreatureInternal {
       if (connection.from === from && connection.to === to) {
         found = true;
         connections.splice(i, 1);
-        this.clearCache();
+        this.clearCache(from, to);
 
         break;
       }
     }
 
-    if (!found) {
-      throw new Error("No connection from: " + from + ", to: " + to);
-    }
+    assert(found, "Can't disconnect");
   }
 
   async applyLearnings(config: BackPropagationConfig) {
diff --git a/src/architecture/Neuron.ts b/src/architecture/Neuron.ts
index a950eeaf..4d9b5794 100644
--- a/src/architecture/Neuron.ts
+++ b/src/architecture/Neuron.ts
@@ -616,14 +616,6 @@ export class Neuron implements TagsInterface, NeuronInternal {
     return c != null;
   }
 
-  /**
-   * Checks if the given node is projecting to this node
-   */
-  isProjectedBy(node: Neuron) {
-    const c = this.creature.getSynapse(node.index, this.index);
-    return c != null;
-  }
-
   /**
    * Converts the node to a json object
    */
diff --git a/test/Constants/Constant.ts b/test/Constants/Constant.ts
index 030fb346..e81a9b86 100644
--- a/test/Constants/Constant.ts
+++ b/test/Constants/Constant.ts
@@ -50,30 +50,31 @@ Deno.test("Constants", () => {
     input: 1,
     output: 1,
   };
-  const network = Creature.fromJSON(json);
-  network.validate();
+  const creature = Creature.fromJSON(json);
+  creature.validate();
 
   for (let i = 100; i--;) {
-    network.modBias();
-    network.addConnection();
+    creature.modBias();
+    creature.addConnection();
   }
 
-  network.validate();
-  Creature.fromJSON(network.exportJSON());
+  creature.validate();
+  Creature.fromJSON(creature.exportJSON());
   assert(
-    Math.abs(network.neurons[1].bias) - 0.5 <
+    Math.abs(creature.neurons[1].bias) - 0.5 <
       0.00001,
-    "Should NOT have changed the constant node was: " + network.neurons[1].bias,
+    "Should NOT have changed the constant node was: " +
+      creature.neurons[1].bias,
   );
 
   assert(
-    (network.neurons[2].bias) > 0.60001 ||
-      (network.neurons[2].bias) < 0.59999,
-    "Should have changed the hidden node was: " + network.neurons[2].bias,
+    (creature.neurons[2].bias) > 0.60001 ||
+      (creature.neurons[2].bias) < 0.59999,
+    "Should have changed the hidden node was: " + creature.neurons[2].bias,
   );
 
   assert(
-    network.inwardConnections(1).length === 0,
+    creature.inwardConnections(1).length === 0,
     "Should not have any inward connections",
   );
 });
diff --git a/test/Projection.ts b/test/Projection.ts
index 9aa074d9..c448e9ba 100644
--- a/test/Projection.ts
+++ b/test/Projection.ts
@@ -39,8 +39,4 @@ Deno.test("projection", () => {
   const flag3to0 = (outNode as Neuron).isProjectingTo(inNode0 as Neuron);
 
   assert(!flag3to0, "3 -> 0 should not be associated");
-
-  const project3by0 = (outNode as Neuron).isProjectedBy(inNode0 as Neuron);
-
-  assert(project3by0, "3 is projected by 0");
 });