Monday, December 21, 2009

A 'Sex Chip' For Your Brain

By Chris Irvine / The Telegraph

Scientists are developing an electronic "sex chip" that can be implanted into the brain to stimulate pleasure.


The chip works by sending tiny shocks from implanted electrodes in the brain.

The technology has been used in the United States to treat Parkinson's disease.

But in recent months scientists have been focusing on the area of the brain just behind the eyes known as the orbitofrontal cortex - this is associated with feelings of pleasure derived from eating and sex.

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