OK, that makes a lot of sense (pun intended af). Thank you!

The team was surprised by some of the ways in which the various cells connect to one another, too. For instance, neurons that were thought to be involved in just one sensory wiring circuit, such as a visual pathway, tended to receive cues from multiple senses, including hearing and touch1. “It’s astounding how interconnected the brain is,” Murthy says.

Could this explain synesthesia better or any other similar condition(?)?

How expensive would it be to make similar spacecraft now?

Assuming it’s relatively cheap, what could we learn from sending out thousands today?