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The Infinite Enemy

TIE

A device that enables communication by thought alone....

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X-Men

X-Men
Cerebro amplifies the brainwaves of the user. In the case of telepaths, it enables the user to detect traces of others worldwide, also able to distinguish between humans and mutants. Depictions of its inherent strength have been inconsistent; at times in the storylines it could detect mutated aliens outside of the planet, when at others it could only scan for mutants' signatures in the United States. It is not clear whether it finds mutants by the power signature they send out when they use their powers or by the presence of the X-gene in their body; both methods have been used throughout the comics.
Using Cerebro can be extremely dangerous, and telepaths without well-trained, disciplined minds put themselves at great risk when attempting to use it. This is due to the psychic feedback that users experience when operating Cerebro. As the device greatly enhances natural psychic ability, users who are unprepared for the sheer enormity of this increased psychic input can be quickly and easily overwhelmed, resulting in insanity, coma, permanent brain damage or even death. The one exception has been Magneto, who has been said to have minor or latent telepathic abilities as well as experience amplifying his mental powers with mechanical devices of his own design. Some mutants have learned to shield themselves from Cerebro, usually via their own telepathic ability. Magneto can shield himself from the device through use of minimal telepathic powers; in the film series, he does so with a specially constructed helmet. Originally, Cerebro was a device similar to a computer that was built into a desk in Xavier's office. This early version of Cerebro operated on punched cards, and did not require a user (telepathic or otherwise) to interface with it. A prototype version of Cerebro named Cyberno was used by Xavier to track down Cyclops in the "Origins of the X-Men" back-up story in X-Men Volume 1 #40. In the first published appearance of Cerebro, X-Men Volume 1 #7, Professor X left the X-Men on a secret mission (to find Lucifer) and left Cerebro to the new team leader, Cyclops, who used it to keep track of known evil mutants and to find new evil mutants. The device also warned the X-Men of the impending threat posed by the non-mutant Juggernaut prior to that character's first appearance. Later, the device was upgraded to the larger and more familiar telepathy-based technology with its interface helmet. More recently, following the example set by the X-Men films, Cerebro has been replaced by Cerebra (referred to as Cerebro's big sister), a machine the size of a small room in the basement of Xavier's School For Higher Learning. Though designed to resemble the movie version of Cerebro, Cerebra is much smaller than the films' version. It resembles a pod filled with a sparkling fog that condenses into representations of mental images.

Cerebro amplifies the brainwaves of the user. In the case of telepaths, it enables the user to detect traces of others worldwide, also able to disting...

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Accel World

Accel World
Collar like personal computer that can communicate wirelessly with the user's brain. It has two functions: "Virtual Reality" and "Augmented Reality". It is a very personal method of synchronization that is done by cable. If the wire is plugged in the Neuro Linker, then the two in who they are plugged in, can talk in secret. It is mostly used by lovers

Collar like personal computer that can communicate wirelessly with the user's brain. It has two functions: "Virtual Reality" and "Augmented Reality". ...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation
A neural link was the term used to describe the telepathic connection between Borg drones, allowing them the act as one mind in the Collective.

A neural link was the term used to describe the telepathic connection between Borg drones, allowing them the act as one mind in the Collective....

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Star Trek: Deep Space Nine

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine
A synaptic stimulator was a small device capable of directly accessing an individual's nervous system.
The Akritirian culture of the Delta Quadrant utilized synaptic stimulators as a form of control over their prison population. Known as "the clamp," it operated by stimulating the production of acetylcholine in the victim's hypothalamus, essentially helping to stimulate one's aggressive tendencies. This ensured that prisoners constantly fought among themselves, instead of organizing and potentially posing a threat to order.

A synaptic stimulator was a small device capable of directly accessing an individual's nervous system. The Akritirian culture of the Delta Quadrant ut...

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The Night's Dawn Trilogy

TND

Affinity is a quasi-telepathic link that was developed by the Edenists in the late 21st Century. They use it to communicate mentally with each other, ...

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Feed

F

Feednet, a huge computer network (apparently an advanced form of the Internet), is directly connected to the brains of about 73% of American citizens ...

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Darkover series

DS

the noble caste (referred to as "Comyn"), have telepathy as one of their defining features, along with red hair. With a society where most of the peop...

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Stranger Things

Stranger Things
A possibility of telepathy, as well as to move, control objects using one’s brain activity, including living species like animals or humans.

A possibility of telepathy, as well as to move, control objects using one’s brain activity, including living species like animals or humans....

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The Amazing Spider Man

The Amazing Spider Man
Due to exposure to atomic radiation, Doctor Octopus has acquired the mental ability of psychokinetic control over the four electrically powered, artificial tentacle "arms" (a degree of psychokinetic control over them that he can also exercise over vast distances even when they are not connected to him) that are attached to a stainless-steel harness encompassing his lower torso.
He has also developed psychokinetic-telepathic control over an army of "Octobots" (small octopus-like drones).

Due to exposure to atomic radiation, Doctor Octopus has acquired the mental ability of psychokinetic control over the four electrically powered, artif...

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Star Trek: The Original Series

Star Trek: The Original Series
A mind meld is a technique for sharing thoughts, experiences, memories, and knowledge with another individual, essentially a limited form of telepathy. It usually requires physical contact with a subject, though instances of mind melds without contact have been seen. When first depicted in the TOS episode "Dagger of the Mind", the procedure was said to require several moments of intense concentration and preparation. However, subsequent episodes show contact between minds occurring almost immediately. Although most often seen done with humanoids, mind melds can be performed with members of other species. Spock even once successfully mind melded with a machine and was able to establish telepathic contact with the mechanical probe V'ger.
Mind melds can be used both to erase and restore memories; Spock performs each of these on Captain Kirk during TOS 's third season. A mind meld was even used to rejoin Spock's katra with his physical body. Mind melds can also allow more than one mind to experience memories and sensations, and sometimes even interact with the memories. Some species are able to resist mind melds.

A mind meld is a technique for sharing thoughts, experiences, memories, and knowledge with another individual, essentially a limited form of telepathy...

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Doom Patrol

Doom Patrol
A helmet that amplifies one’s own latent psychic powers. While wearing the helmet, Mento has the powers of telepathy, psychokinesis, intangibility, and limited mind control. The helmet has the negative side effect of increasing Mento 's paranoia and dementia.

A helmet that amplifies one’s own latent psychic powers. While wearing the helmet, Mento has the powers of telepathy, psychokinesis, intangibility, an...

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The Amazing Spider Man

The Amazing Spider Man
Due to exposure to atomic radiation, Doctor Octopus has acquired the mental ability of psychokinetic control over the four electrically powered, artificial tentacle "arms" (a degree of psychokinetic control over them that he can also exercise over vast distances even when they are not connected to him) that are attached to a stainless-steel harness encompassing his lower torso.
He has also developed psychokinetic-telepathic control over an army of "Octobots" (small octopus-like drones).

Due to exposure to atomic radiation, Doctor Octopus has acquired the mental ability of psychokinetic control over the four electrically powered, artif...

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Star Wars

Star Wars
The Force, known to the Kwa as the Power of Cosmos and referred to as the Breath of Gelgelar by the Gelgelar resident Wise Man of Kooroo, was a metaphysical, spiritual, binding, and ubiquitous power that held enormous importance for both the Jedi and Sith monastic orders. Known as the Way in ancient times, the Force was viewed in many different aspects, including, but not limited to, the Light side of the Force, the Dark side of the Force, the Living Force, the Unifying Force, the Cosmic Force and the Physical Force. Some Force-sensitive characters derive special, psychic abilities from it, such as telekinesis, mind control, and extrasensory perception.

The Force, known to the Kwa as the Power of Cosmos and referred to as the Breath of Gelgelar by the Gelgelar resident Wise Man of Kooroo, was a metaph...

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Spiderman: No Way Home

Spiderman: No Way Home
Electro made Spider-Man beg by stimulating the bioelectric currents in his brain, and was able to defeat Nate Grey
by manipulating said currents in Nate's brain to turn his own psionic powers against him. Electro can override any electrically powered device and manipulate it according to his mental commands.

Electro made Spider-Man beg by stimulating the bioelectric currents in his brain, and was able to defeat Nate Grey by manipulating said currents in N...

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Star Trek: Enterprise

Star Trek: Enterprise
A telepresence unit was a device which utilized telepresence to allow a person to safely control a vessel from a remote location. Telepathy was required to use a telepresence unit, which could transmit brain wave signals through many light years in space.

A telepresence unit was a device which utilized telepresence to allow a person to safely control a vessel from a remote location. Telepathy was requir...

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Æon Flux

Æon Flux
drug-pill used for telepathic connection

drug-pill used for telepathic connection ...

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Slan

S

Slans are evolved humans, named after their alleged creator, Samuel Lann. They have the psychic abilities to read minds and are super-intelligent. The...

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Star Trek: The Next Generation

Star Trek: The Next Generation
Psi-wave transceiver were transceiver implants used by the Prytt for interrogation purposes. They were connected directly to the brain stem of an individual and slowly adapted to their psi-wave patterns, eventually allowing the Prytt direct access to the individual's memory engrams. The devices could also be calibrated to connect two individuals, making them unable to move too far from one another without causing both to experience nausea. While the main purpose of this was to keep prisoners from wandering very far from one another, it also had the side effect of allowing them to read one another's thoughts.

Psi-wave transceiver were transceiver implants used by the Prytt for interrogation purposes. They were connected directly to the brain stem of an indi...

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Serial Experiments Lain

_EL

Consciousness upload, erasing memories, communication...

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Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim
The Drift (also known as Drifting or Bridged) is a process that two Jaeger pilots undergo prior to synchronizing with the Jaeger itself.

The Drift (also known as Drifting or Bridged) is a process that two Jaeger pilots undergo prior to synchronizing with the Jaeger itself....

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Serenity

S

Telepathic abilities as subliminal messaging to attack other people....

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Forever Peace

FP

Thanks to electronic "jacks" implanted in their skulls, mechanics are remotely linked to the machinery as well as to each other, being able to experie...

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Agent of Vega

AV

A device for long distance communication that makes use of telepathy....

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We All Died At Breakaway Station

ADB

Using technology to determine thoughts, and then translate it to speech that could be shared electronically....

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The Outer Limits

TOL

implant used to rewire the brain, later used for telepathy and communication as well as reading thoughts...

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_Donovan’s Brain_

_Donovan’s Brain_
Keep the brain alive in an electrified saline solution. After writing messages and exhibiting the personal traits of the person who the brain belonged to - the researcher believes that consciousness still survives.

Keep the brain alive in an electrified saline solution. After writing messages and exhibiting the personal traits of the person who the brain belonged...

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Pacific Rim

Pacific Rim
Jaegers, gigantic humanoid mechas, each controlled by at least two pilots, whose minds are joined by a mental link. The Drift (also known as Drifting or Bridged) is a process that two Jaeger pilots undergo prior to synchronizing with the Jaeger itself.

Jaegers, gigantic humanoid mechas, each controlled by at least two pilots, whose minds are joined by a mental link. The Drift (also known as Drifting ...

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Flight of the Navigator

Flight of the Navigator
helmet demonstrating hidden knowledge within the brain of the user

helmet demonstrating hidden knowledge within the brain of the user...

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The Men Who Stare at Goats

TMW

A possibility of telepathy, as well as to move, control objects using one’s brain activity, including living species like animals or humans. Killer fu...

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