History Main / ElectronicTelepathy

* One of the relatively minor characters in ''Webcomic/SchlockMercenary'' is from a species that evolved a natural form of this, specifically an organic radio transmitter/receiver. The one shown has a single consciousness split across two bodies and with a little added hardware his range is extended to the point where he can pilot two separate tanks simultaneously with a level of tactical co-ordination that normally only an AI can manage.
-->'''Thurl:''' We're going to have to come up with some new pronouns, aren't we?\\
'''Doythaban:''' I brought that up with him, actually, and he asked if humans are in the habit of naming their fingernails.

* [[http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-colleague-motions-human-brain-to-brain-interface.html Researchers were able to link two human's brains together]], enabling one person to control the other's arm.

* [[ http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-08-colleague-motions-human-brain-to-brain-interface.htmlResearchers were able to link two human's brains together]], enabling one person to control the other's arm.

* The Borg in the various ''Franchise/StarTrek'' series have built-in "neural transceivers" to connect their minds into the Collective. Each Borg ship contains a device called a "vinculum" which transmits, receives and edits thoughts to and from connected Borg drones so as to suppress their individuality and direct them in performing their designated functions.
* It's never spelled out, but this appears to be how the Martians' collective consciousness works in ''Webcomic/AMiracleOfScience'': faster-than-light communications gear (which may or may not be the same thing as the radio communication demonstrated on numerous occasions) incorporated into the [[{{Nanomachines}} nanotech]] that suffuses their bodies.
* In GhostInTheShell this is one of the many advantages of having a cyberbrain. Characters can communicate with each other without physically speaking, which is useful if you are trying to keep quiet to avoid detection or eavesdroppers. Of course, wirelessly broadcast connections are open to being spied on, so for very important conversations cyborgs sometimes directly connect to one another using cables.
* One of the "upgrades" that CORE soldiers in {{SSDD}} can get.
* In ''{{Dollhouse}}'', the Rossum Corporation developed a breed of HiveMind-ed {{supersoldier}}s who communicated this way. However, the hive mind had a weakness in that [[spoiler: if someone else could tap into it, they could royally screw up the mental communication between soldiers.]]

* In ''DarwinsSoldiers'', Dragonstorm has an entire "thought network" which is exactly this. [[TheMole Mole]] Shelton brings some of the chips for the main characters to use.
* The soldiers in ''OldMansWar'' have a computer embedded in their brain which lets them do this.
* This is how the MISAKA clones maintain their HiveMind in ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'', using their inherent [[ShockAndAwe electricity-manipulation powers]] to act as living radio transceivers. It is unknown if Mikoto (who they were cloned from) is able to do it as well, but it stands to reason that she can, since she is more powerful than them on a one-to-one individual basis, and all of their powers come from what they inherited from her, so she should be able to do anything to do anything they're capable of.
* This form of telepathy is used in ''TheHistoryOfTheGalaxy'' novel series by [[TheCracker cybreakers]] to enter the mind of another person via implants that everyone has in their brains. They can read thoughts, conduct MindRape, and even fry the victim's brain. Actual [[PsychicPowers telepathy]] exists in this [[TheVerse 'verse]] but is natural only to the [[BugWar Insect]] race. Certain brain scanners are also able to translate EEG scans into roughly-approximated thoughts based on a chart developed for all humans.
* The Mindnet device in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers''. It was used mostly to crank up the abilities of existing psychics (The Queen and Niko), but was used by Nimrod during "Battle of the Bandits" to stupefy an audience already ensnared by ThePowerOfRock.
* ''TheAuthority'' uses "radiotelepathy", a communications network of nanoscale radio implants that allow brain-to-brain communication.
* Relays in ''AlienDice'' allow this.

* The Borg in the various ''StarTrek'' series have built-in "neural transceivers" to connect their minds into the Collective. Each Borg ship contains a device called a "vinculum" which transmits, receives and edits thoughts to and from connected Borg drones so as to suppress their individuality and direct them in performing their designated functions.

* This is how the MISAKA clones maintain their HiveMind in ''LightNovel/ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'', using their inherent [[ShockAndAwe electricity-manipulation powers]] to act as living radio transceivers. It is unknown if Mikoto (who they were cloned from) is able to do it as well, but it stands to reason that she can, since she is more powerful than them on a one-to-one individual basis, and all of their powers come from what they inherited from her, so she should be able to do anything to do anything they're capable of.

* This is how the MISAKA clones maintain their HiveMind in ''LightNovel/ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'', but using their inherent electrical abilities to act as living radio transmitters (and receivers). It is unknown if Mikoto (who they were cloned from) is able to do it as well but it stands to reason since she is more powerful than them and should be able to do anything to do anything they're capable of.

ElectronicTelepathy or ''e-telepathy'' is a sub-trope of {{Telepathy}}. In most cases characters using telepathic powers will do so by using some kind of supernatural force or a highly evolved biological mechanism that comes thanks to being a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien. However, in some cases a character will have no natural or supernatural telepathic ability and instead use a NeuralInterface to gain this power. In this form of telepathy, thoughts are converted from impulses in the brain (electric activity produced by neuron reaction potentials) into digital signals that can then be broadcast artificially to another e-telepath using radio waves or some other form of wireless communication.

* This is how the MISAKA clones maintain their HiveMind in ''ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'', but using their inherent electrical abilities to act as living radio transmitters (and receivers). It is unknown if Mikoto (who they were cloned from) is able to do it as well but it stands to reason since she is more powerful than them and should be able to do anything to do anything they're capable of.

* It's never spelled out, but this appears to be how the Martians' collective consciousness works in ''AMiracleOfScience'': faster-than-light communications gear (which may or may not be the same thing as the radio communication demonstrated on numerous occasions) incorporated into the [[{{Nanomachines}} nanotech]] that suffuses their bodies.

* One of the relatively minor characters in SchlockMercenary is from a species that evolved a natural form of this, specifically an organic radio transmitter/receiver. The one shown has a single consciousness split across two bodies and with a little added hardware his range is extended to the point where he can pilot two separate tanks simultaneously with a level of tactical co-ordination that normally only an AI can manage.

* One of the relatively minor characters in ShclockMercenary is from a species that evolved a natural form of this, specifically an organic radio transmitter/receiver. The one shown has a single consciousness split across two bodies and with a little added hardware his range is extended to the point where he can pilot two separate tanks simultaneously with a level of tactical co-ordination that normally only an AI can manage.

ElectronicTelepathy or ''e-telepathy'' is a sub-trope of {{Telepathy}}. In most cases characters using telepathic powers will do so by using some kind of supernatural force or a highly evolved biological mechanism that comes thanks to being a SufficientlyAdvancedAlien. However, in some cases a character will have no natural or supernatural telepathic ability and instead use NeuralImplanting to gain this power. In this form of telepathy, thoughts are converted from impulses in the brain (electric activity produced by neuron reaction potentials) into digital signals that can then be broadcast artificially to another e-telepath using radio waves or some other form of wireless communication.

* In ''{{Animorphs}}'' the main characters can send thought messages when they're in morph. The cube that gave them the morphing power apparently gave them this as well.

* The Mindnet device in ''AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers''. It was used mostly to crank up the abilities of existing psychics (The Queen and Niko), but was used by Nimrod during "Battle of the Bandits" to stupefy an audience already ensnared by ThePowerOfRock.

* The Mindnet device in ''WesternAnimation/AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers''. It was used mostly to crank up the abilities of existing psychics (The Queen and Niko), but was used by Nimrod during "Battle of the Bandits" to stupefy an audience already ensnared by ThePowerOfRock.

* The soldiers in ''[=~Old Man's War~=]'' have a computer embedded in their brain which lets them do this.
* This is how the MISAKA clones maintain their {{Hive Mind}} in {{To Aru Majutsu No Index}}, but using their inherent electrical abilities to act as living radio transmitters (and receivers). It is unknown if Mikoto (who they were cloned from) is able to do it as well but it stands to reason since she is more powerful than them and should be able to do anything to do anything they're capable of.

* The Mindnet device in AdventuresOfTheGalaxyRangers. It was used mostly to crank up the abilities of existing psychics (The Queen and Niko), but was used by Nimrod during Battle of the Bandits to stupefy an audience already ensnared by ThePowerOfRock

* Almost everyone in OldMansWar has a computer embedded in their brain which lets them do this.

* In GhostInTheShell this is one of the many advantages of having a cyberbrain. Characters can communicate with each other without physically speaking, which is useful if you are trying to keep quiet to avoid detection or eavesdroppers. Of course, wirelessly broadcast connections are open to being spyed on, so for very important conversations cyborgs sometimes directly connect to one another using cables.

* This is how the MISAKA clones maintain their {{Hive Mind}} in {{To Aru Majutsu No Index}}, but using their inherent electrical abilities to act as living radio transmitters (and recievers). It is unknown if Mikoto (who they were cloned from) is able to do it as well but it stands to reason since she is more powerful than them and should be able to do anything to do anything they're capable of.