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** [[Deltan]]
** [[Deltan]]
** [[Damiani|Hed'em'disol]] (extinct)
** [[Damiani|Hed'em'disol]] (extinct)
** [[Human]]
*** Very rare generally (TOS: "Where No Man Has Gone Before", "Is There in Truth No Beauty?")
*** Universal among [[Magnian]]s due to proximity to the [[Galactic Barrier]] (SGR Novel: ''The Valiant'')
** [[Krett]] (extinct)
** [[Krett]] (extinct)
** [[Lethean]]
** [[Lethean]]

Revision as of 07:11, 5 December 2025

  • Umbrella term for any form of non-technological mental connection between two intelligent beings
    • Interlink between two consciousnesses allowing for communication, transference of thoughts, feelings
    • Extreme telepathic talents capable of transferring consciousness from one substrate to another
  • Function of quantum entanglement between two consciousnesses allowing for transmission of information (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
  • Types and variations of telepathy
    • Empathy
      • Detection and in some instances transmission of emotional states
    • Logopathy
      • Contact with, implicit knowledge of linguistic centers
    • Touch telepathy
      • Often relies on entanglement coupled with direct bioelectric contact
  • Telepathy difficult to technologically circumvent
    • Can be defended against to a degree via suppressing electron tunneling in the thalamus (TNG Novel: The Buried Age)
  • Known telepathic species or castes