Nipun Mohta Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 A 'sex chip' is being developed by scientists which will be able to stimulate pleasure centres in the brain, Sunday Times reported. The chip would give tiny shocks from implanted electrodes to the brain. A research survey conducted by Morten Kringelbach, senior fellow at Oxford University's department of psychiatry, and reported in the Nature Reviews Neuroscience journal, found that the orbitofrontal cortex could be a "new stimulation target" to help people suffering from anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure from such activities. Stimulating this area can produce intense pleasure, he added. However, Kringelbach's colleague Aziz said the wiring remains a hurdle. He said that the current technology, which requires surgery to connect a wire from a heart pacemaker into the brain, causes bleeding in some patients and is "intrusive and crude". By 2015, he predicts, micro-computers in the brain with a range of applications could be self-powered and controlled by hand-held transmitters. An electronic machine that generates sexual sensations is already under development by a North Carolina doctor, Stuart Meloy, who is modifying a spinal cord stimulator to produce pleasure in women. He calls it the Orgasmatron, a name taken from an orgasm-producing device in the 1973 Woody Allen film Sleeper. Source Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Numpad Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 does everything have to be automatic in the future?? to be honest. i wud prefer it the old fashioned manual way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lannister Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 does everything have to be automatic in the future?? to be honest. i wud prefer it the old fashioned manual way! +1 and call me old fashioned I don't care! :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nipun Mohta Posted December 22, 2008 Author Share Posted December 22, 2008 I was expecting a quick reply for this topic. He He :p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pajter Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Somehow, "intense pleasure" sounds kinda painful. I can't explain why, but it sounds unpleasant. :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigmehdi Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I'd rather have no pleasure at all, than having a "sex chip". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Dragon Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Where's the fun in pushing a button? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amano Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 +1 and call me old fashioned I don't care! :p We are 2 now! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 How interview went: Interviewer: So what is this chip you have deiscovered? Scientist: Well it's amazing. We can stimulate any sensation on the human body. Interviewer: Such as... Scientist: Well, pain, pleasure, temperature, touch, smell. It's app... Interviewer: Pleasure? Scientist: Yes, pleasure is controlled in the same way as all human sensations. The practical implications are far reaching. The medical uses are goin... Interviewer: But, sexual pleasure? Scientist: Any form of sensation. I think you are missing the poin... Interviewer: So how can this be used? Scientist: I am glad you asked. Specifically we have been considering the use alongside prosthetic devices for ampute... Interviewer: I mean, how can it be used sexually? Scientist: Um, you keep going back to that topic don't you... Well in laymans terms, it could be used to produce any respon... Interviewer: Look, can it make me ###### electronically? Scientist: Sigh... Well, I suppose that is one possib... Interviewer: Thanks. Bye! ... Headline: Sex chip invented - phwoar! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beastage Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 How interview went:Interviewer: So what is this chip you have deiscovered? Scientist: Well it's amazing. We can stimulate any sensation on the human body. Interviewer: Such as... Scientist: Well, pain, pleasure, temperature, touch, smell. It's app... Interviewer: Pleasure? Scientist: Yes, pleasure is controlled in the same way as all human sensations. The practical implications are far reaching. The medical uses are goin... Interviewer: But, sexual pleasure? Scientist: Any form of sensation. I think you are missing the poin... Interviewer: So how can this be used? Scientist: I am glad you asked. Specifically we have been considering the use alongside prosthetic devices for ampute... Interviewer: I mean, how can it be used sexually? Scientist: Um, you keep going back to that topic don't you... Well in laymans terms, it could be used to produce any respon... Interviewer: Look, can it make me ###### electronically? Scientist: Sigh... Well, I suppose that is one possib... Interviewer: Thanks. Bye! ... Headline: Sex chip invented - phwoar! Lol, so true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jase Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 wheres the pleasure with pushing a button? (N) Now I would not mind one of holographic virtual girlfriends Hank had in The 6th Day. (Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sethos Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I expected so much more out of this thread with a title like that :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
curme Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 does everything have to be automatic in the future?? to be honest. i wud prefer it the old fashioned manual way! The manual way is ok, but sometimes you want another person involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FiB3R Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 **** it, I'll take 2. Why not? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yusuf M. Veteran Posted December 22, 2008 Veteran Share Posted December 22, 2008 Does anyone know about the famous rat(s) that pressed the pleasure button instead of the food button (until they died of hunger)? Well, that's what I'm beginning to picture as I read this thread. Replace the rat with a human and you get a similar, though less extreme, response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lt-DavidW Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 wheres the pleasure with pushing a button? (N) You may be lucky enough to find out one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obiwong Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 hahahah Orgasmatron (Y)(Y) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NienorGT Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Because....., nobody saw this line? to help people suffering from anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure from such activities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Denis W. Veteran Posted December 22, 2008 Veteran Share Posted December 22, 2008 I pushed a button... and I JIZZED IN MY PANTS! Now that would be awesome to carry with you on subway rides :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lezard Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Ready for your Speech Mr. President? Just a second, let me cool down "Presses button." Awww thats the stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angel Blue01 Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I hope this might help people like me, who suffer from the side effects of medications Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nomis_nehc Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I don't know... I wouldn't mind the option I suppose. I have a really high sex drive, and need relief at least once a day... otherwise I pretty much walk around with a boner all the time. So this little 1 push button device would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soniqstylz Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Because....., nobody saw this line?to help people suffering from anhedonia, an inability to experience pleasure from such activities I could cure that for women... :shiftyninja: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Echilon Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 I'd rather have no pleasure at all, than having a "sex chip". That's easy to say if you don't suffer from it but I bet it's different if you acually have this condition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
primexx Posted December 22, 2008 Share Posted December 22, 2008 Does anyone know about the famous rat(s) that pressed the pleasure button instead of the food button (until they died of hunger)? Well, that's what I'm beginning to picture as I read this thread. Replace the rat with a human and you get a similar, though less extreme, response. same here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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