Calling it "telepathy" is definitely wrong. I'm not sure what it should be called, but definitely not that. The word already has too many different connotations.

[-]katydee15y10

I define telepathy as "mind-only communication between two or more individuals." This appears to be that.

[-]Jack15y50

Well the 'two or more individuals' part might be up for debate.

[-]Desrtopa15y00

Given that the brains are physically connected, I don't think the prefix "tele" is justified.

[-]Oscar_Cunningham15y40

We've already had this one too:

http://lesswrong.com/lw/318/conjoined_twins_who_share_a_brainexperience/

[-]Relsqui15y00

Downvoted because it was linked here a few days ago. (Someone said this already, I know, I just prefer to explain the rating.)

[-]Jack15y00

Cool. I'd like to find an article about the actual science, though.

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