Neural interface A neural interface was a technology that allowed a direct connection to be formed between a computer system and an individual ' s brain . Technologies which utilized neural interfaces included telepresence unit s , the suspended animation system of Viorsa ' s species , and multitronic engrammatic interpreter s . ( ; ; ) In 2367 , Lieutenant Reginald Barclay created a neural scan interface on the USS Enterprise , in an attempt to prevent the Argus telescope from being overloaded . Using this neural scan interface , Barclay later took the Enterprise to the center of the galaxy , to the Cytherians ( : The Nth Degree ) . In 2374 , a group of Hirogen led by Karr took over the and utilized neural interfaces to link the " Voyager " crew ' s neocortex es to the holodeck , essentially making them believe that they were characters within a series of holoprogram s which the Hirogen were using as hunting grounds . The interfaces circumvented the crew ' s memory center s so afterwards they had no recollection . The Doctor was able to develop a plan whereby he would remodulate one of Seven of Nine ' s Borg implants to emit a jamming signal to disable the interface . The plan worked , and Seven subsequently engaged the bridge access relay s , enabling The Doctor to access the interface controls and disable Captain Janeway ' s interface . Janeway was subsequently able to destroy the interface controls in " Voyager " s sickbay , deactivating the remaining interfaces . ( ) All Borg drone s were equipped with neural interfaces with which to communicate with the rest of the Collective . In 2375 , Seven of Nine initiated a direct neural interface with One , a drone enhanced with 29th century technology , in order to download him with instructions . One subsequently began probing Seven ' s neural pathway s in an attempt to assimilate all of her knowledge . This posed a threat to Seven , who asked One to stop before he damaged her , a request which One granted . ( ) The next year , Seven linked her neural interface with a group of three former drones , in an attempt to restore their memories of the events which linked them together into a collective triad . That same year , Mezoti , a young girl whom the " Voyager " crew had liberated from the Collective , revealed to Seven that Azan , another former drone , was using his neural interface to cheat at kadis - kot , by relaying information to his twin brother , Rebi . In response , Seven ordered them to exercise Punishment Protocol 9 - Alpha . ( ) Also in 2376 , the crew of the acquired a " synaptic stimulator , " a neural interface which operated by tapping into one ' s visual cortex and generating images of various alien landscapes inside the user ' s mind . Captain Ransom would often use the device to experience the Tenkaran coast , a peaceful beach vista . ( ) " In an alternate 2392 , The Doctor invented a synaptic transceiver , a small implant which allowed a user to pilot a vessel equipped with a neural interface using only their mind . In 2404 of this timeline , Janeway , by this point an admiral , utilized this technology to great effect in her mission to travel back in time to 2378 in her attempt to change history . She later used it to project her image into the Borg Queen ' s chamber as part of her plot to destroy the Collective . " ( )