Spock first introduced the Vulcan nerve pinch in Star Trek ... Jean-Luc Picard seemed to learn it following his intense mind meld with Spock’s father Sarek. In Star Trek lore the technique ...

This was described as Vulcan senility, and he asked Captain Picard to find his son. While Spock was unable to see his father again, he did mind-meld with Picard. Since Picard mind-melded with ...