Prime: a Alien Race from Pandora's Star
"No Prime immotile had a name. Names were derived from a communications system completely different from their species’ direct nerve impulse linkages."
"The four largest herd members pressed up against each other, allowing their nerve receptors to touch so that their brains were linked together. Their individual thoughts were virtually identical, the simple memories and commands issued by their birth immotile, but joined like this their decision-making capability was significantly enhanced."
