Editing Borg Alcove (section)

==Alcove Regenerative State==

A Borg drone would enter its regenerative state similar to sleep for a period of time called a regeneration cycle. A regeneration cycle would vary in length based on factors such as: how long it had been since the drone last entered an alcove; what species and age the drone was; was the drone injured and was the drone needed for assignment or task. A typical regeneration cycle took a full 6 hours to complete. (VOY: "Child's Play") When part of the [[Borg Collective|collective]] a drone could go without regeneration for roughly two hundred hours before it suffered serious ill-effects. (VOY: "Hunters")

Although during regeneration a drone would enter a mental state similar to that of sleep, it remained far from unconsciousness. Drones who were disconnected from the Borg Collective and [[Hive Mind]] were able to stop the regeneration cycle themselves at their desire, although an incomplete regeneration cycle is likened to being woke from slumber and can have an effect of grogginess. (VOY: "Child's Play")

A drone that was functioning normally and part of the Hive Mind did not dream, instead a drone's mental capacity was apportioned to various tasks. These tasks sometimes involved the control of nanites. For instance, a drone may be utilized to repair damage to a vessel or to heal injured comrades while remaining semi-conscious in the alcove. In some situations a drone would preform various tasks that were directly connected to other drones or the ships systems while remaining connected to the alcove. (TNG: "Q Who"; VOY: "Unity")

A regeneration cycle could be interrupted without the drone ever knowing using various technology that prevented the drone from "waking" when the cycle was interrupted. The Hansens used this technique to examine Borg drones by beaming a drone from its alcove to their ship.

When drones were in their alcoves [[Federation]] scanners seem to detect only a single life sign when scanning a Borg vessel. This was partly due to the nature of the Hive mind and partly due to the nature of Borg cybernetics which integrated most bio-electromechanical functions into the Borg systems.(TNG: "Q Who")
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In 2376, the Borg discovered that drones with a genetic mutation used their alcoves to create [[Unimatrix Zero]], in which they could interact which each other while regenerating, although the memories and experiences gained within it would not stay with the drone when the regeneration cycle ended. (VOY: "Unimatrix Zero", "Unimatrix Zero, Part II") 

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