Research: Sex Chip that stimulates pleasure center in brain
Posted by continuum wellness on Dec 22 2008
Scientists are developing an electronic ‘sex chip’ that works by stimulating the pleasure centres in the brain. The technology, which creates tiny shocks deep in the brain, has already been used in America to treat Parkinson’s disease. Now researchers are focusing on the orbitofrontal cortex, which is associated with feelings of pleasure caused by eating [...]
