What would an organ linking the nervous systems of two people look like?

Image people with roughly the same brain and nervous system layout as a human as a first approximation using the same kinds of cells and chemicals, etc.

But, these people have organs that can directly link one person's nervous system to another person's nervous system with a connection comparable in capabilities and mechanism to the connection between my fingers and my brain that allows me to type this question.

These connections are used to share concepts from brain to brain directly (e.g. an image of someone or something, or an emotion) a la the Vulcan mind meld or contact based telepathy, without using language.

Where would it make the most sense to put such an organ? What would it look like? Are there any precedents for this in the natural world?

I can imagine one scenario in which each person has both a "male" and a "female" organ like a computer cable with the male organ carrying outgoing nervous system messages that are received by the female organs, another scenario in which each person has either a male or a female organ that can be linked together carrying messages each way, and another in which the contact organ is neither male nor female a bit like an induction plate.

posted almost 7 years ago

ohwilleke‭

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