Humanoid civilization that resides on a planet near the center of the galaxy. The Cytherians made outside contact, not by traveling through space, but by bringing space travelers to them. The Cytherians sent out specially designed probes that would reprogram some types of computers with instructions to bring travelers to the Cytherians. The Enterprise-D encountered one such probe in 2367. The Cytherians probe had attempted to reprogram the computers on the Argus Array and then attempted to reprogram an Enterprise-D shuttlecraft onboard computer. The probe was finally able to program Lieutenant Reginald Barclay's mind to bring the Enerprise-D to the Cytherians. The Enterprise-D spent ten days in the company of the Cytherians, exchanging a great deal of cultural and scientific information. 
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