'Sex Chip' Creates Pleasure in Brain, Could Treat Disease
Researchers on both sides of the Atlantic are developing what the media has dubbed a 'sex chip,' according to the Daily Mail.
The implanted chip, which stimulates the brain's pleasure points, has already been used in the United States to treat Parkinson's disease and, in England, is now being studied as a potential treatment for anhedonia, a disorder that blocks pleasurable sensations like those in sex and eating.
Oxford University fellow Professor Tipu Aziz said of the chip, "A few years ago a scientist implanted such a device into the brain of a woman with a low sex drive and turned her into a very sexually active woman. She didn't like the sudden change, so the wiring in her head was removed."
That being said, Aziz thinks the chip needs more work, forecasting ten more years of development.
Ten years should give us enough time to sort out the ethics of robot sex, so that we can safely move on to ponder the ethics of chemical sex.
In the meantime, try pondering the future of cyborgs ('a bionic human,' according to Merriam-Webster, with one too many chips in him/her) with our gallery of famous cyborgs -- some sexy, some not -- from movies and TV shows below.
[From: The Daily Mail]
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 2)
Graham said 10:52PM on 12-22-2008
How could she not like it?
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mike said 9:47AM on 12-23-2008
you've clearly never been married
poematik14 said 12:36AM on 12-23-2008
Where can I get one of these?
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Martin said 2:56PM on 12-24-2008
I want some for our family.
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Robert said 9:17PM on 12-23-2008
Is it too late to get my wife one of those as a gift ??
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Jackalyn said 9:57PM on 12-23-2008
Can they fit men for them, too? Think my hubby could use one.....
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HDAwareness said 10:24PM on 12-23-2008
If a chip implanted into a person's brain would solve the real problem of say an inherited, progressively degenerative neurological disorder, I say it is worth doing.
Talk about Huntington's Disease today.
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www.HDAwareness.com
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brittania said 10:28PM on 12-23-2008
While I think that the ability to do something like with a brain is an amazing advancement (for the sake of advancement's sake).... I also think that a low sex drive is one of those darwinian survival-of-the-fittest deals. Should we spend the rest of eternity breeding humans with little or no sex drive? Or should we allow nature to do its thing and let the people with no sex drive continue not sexing, and thus most likely not reproduce? (no sex = no baby afterall). Keep reproducing a bad gene like that and pretty soon everyone will be having this faux reproductive act.
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Bob said 10:43PM on 12-23-2008
Perhaps they can fit these to bankers and lawyers to decrease they sex drive of screwing everyone out of every dollar they have; a sensible responsible chip for all those greedy suit and tie types.
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wes said 10:46PM on 12-23-2008
beats masturbation i suppose
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wes said 10:47PM on 12-23-2008
actually it's the lazy mans wauy to masturbate
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moremore said 10:49PM on 12-23-2008
WHY WOULD ANYONE SAY OK TO A SEX CHIP THAT MAKES SEX EVEN MORE OUT OF CONTROL ,WHILE AIDS IS KILLING BILLIONS OF PEOPLE,AND THERE OWN KIDS?? WHOS IDEA IS THIS REALLY?
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abby said 11:19PM on 12-23-2008
agreed completely. Although this will only be avilable to the rich, of course. But high class income never insures high class genes.
Abby said 11:19PM on 12-23-2008
Crap- first doctors are putting chips in ppls head for plaesure next the government is putting chips in everyones head for utter mind-control. There is more to this than just "robot sex".
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RUSS said 9:22AM on 12-24-2008
YOU ARE RIGHT ON. THE RESEARCH IS ONLY TO STUDY TOTAL MIND CONTROL ON ITS POPULATION. WE WILL BE A COUNTRY CONTROLED BY OUR POLITICAL LOONIES. I LIKE THE SEX PART ,BUT NOT THE OTHER IMPLICATIONS
bustii said 11:24PM on 12-23-2008
They didn't say it makes the sex out of control. It increases sex drive. Please read the whole article. Having a high sex drive doesn't make one irresponsible or dangerous. And high or low sex drive has nothing to do with the aids epidemic.
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mark said 11:47PM on 12-23-2008
This could be one of this centries greatest discoveries,sex, weight control, any disorter, stop smoking etc. the list could go on to produce the perfect humanbeing and be able to live to 150 or more.This is incredible we could stop wars, drug use,amd all of live evils.
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Ruth Westheimer said 12:04AM on 12-24-2008
If this works for oral sex my first husband could have used it, I couldn't get him to lick a postage stamp.
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Robert said 12:54AM on 12-24-2008
I'd much rather have the female robot that could perform "everything". It's not usually the sex drive that's the problem. The problem is usually the partner. My ex-wife went from 5'9" 145lbs to 275lbs and did nothing but lay around and nag. Of course it was my fault according to her because I wasn't supportive of her. What! I'm supposed to tell her how great she is even if she isn't? I didn't shove the twinkies down her throat! I'm sure women have the same problem with men. I think robots are a good solution for both sexes.
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Jim said 1:22AM on 12-24-2008
For most of the women bitching, it usually has something to do with you. Either you got fat, you stink, you nag, or you generally down-grade him, making him feel like crap. A few nice words and a loving touch will work with almost any guy that has a healthy working cock. Most of the problems listed above are fixable. Go to the gym, shower once if not twice a day, shut-up, and if you can't shut-up talk nice, tell him how great he is. I guarantee it will work. Not everybody can afford the gym, so lay off the snacking and smaller portions at meals is a good start. You can also find cute teddies and other sexy clothing that hide a lot. Nylons make legs look thinner and sexier.
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