Sex Chip
An electronic "sex chip" that causes arousal and adapts to the brain has been developed by Oxford University scientists.
The "sex chip", as it has been called, will stimulate an area of the cerebral cortex, just behind the eyes, which is associated with feelings of pleasure from sex and food and, conversely, with the anhedonic state, i.e. with the inability to enjoy.
The chip works by delivering small electric shocks generated by implanted electrodes. A related chip has already been used in the US to treat people suffering from Parkinson's. It will take some time to perfect the implantation process, according to Oxford professor of neurosurgery Tipu Aziz, before an implant to combat anhedonia can be safely placed, as currently the surgery required lacks the precision required and can cause bleeding.
"When the technology is perfected, we will be able to use deep brain stimulation in many new areas," Aziz said.
"Brain surgery will become more skillful, with more control, so that it can no one to turn the chip on or off when needed".
As he said, "a few years from now, the range of treatments that will be available will be amazing - we don't even know half of the possibilities today".
According to Aziz, "there are already signs that the single chip will do the job it promises." A few years ago, a scientist implanted a similar device in the brain of a woman who had a low sex drive and turned her into a highly sexual woman.