BrainBlogger.com - Deep Brain Stimulation for Pleasure
Deep brain stimulation involves surgically implanting electrodes into the brain and then electrifying them using a pacemaker, effectively stimulating the brain in that location. This technique has had some success treating Parkinson's, Tourette's, phantom limbs, and 'refractory major depression'. Here, Oxford scientists are reported to have collected data on the areas of the brain associated with sexual and food pleasure-- behind the eyes-- and believe that an implant can be developed (and has already been tried, although in very limited cases) that will reduce 'sexual dysfunction' in women.
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