Direct electrical stimulation of mesolimbic brain regions has been shown to produce compulsive self-stimulation behavior in a range of mammals, including humans.
Recent scientific research reports that focused ultrasound can modulate the activity of the primary somatosensory cortex in humans. Additionally, results from the ablative neurosurgical literature demonstrate that phased arrays of high powered ultrasound transducers (HIFU) can precisely target deep brain areas, at power levels orders of magnitude higher than needed for neurostimulation.
Pataphysics Research has developed a very low cost implementation of a phased array transcranial ultrasound stimulator, with software-steerable focus. Continued development and deployment of this hedonic technology, which extends the promise of the abolition of human suffering, is an urgent ethical imperative.
Recent scientific research reports that focused ultrasound can modulate the activity of the primary somatosensory cortex in humans. Additionally, results from the ablative neurosurgical literature demonstrate that phased arrays of high powered ultrasound transducers (HIFU) can precisely target deep brain areas, at power levels orders of magnitude higher than needed for neurostimulation.
Pataphysics Research has developed a very low cost implementation of a phased array transcranial ultrasound stimulator, with software-steerable focus. Continued development and deployment of this hedonic technology, which extends the promise of the abolition of human suffering, is an urgent ethical imperative.