Alphasphere by Sha Art.

Conflicting results from sensory deprivation studies confirm that while regular exercising of all the senses in the form of daily social interaction is of great importance, even more critical is the ability to spend time alone. This may be due to the hyperesthetic nature of urban spaces. Recognition of this retreat due to overstimulation was originally explored by John Lilly in the 1950s who discovered that spells in an isolation tank could boost levels of creative cognition. Recent studies into sensory deprivation by Ward & Pavlak and the AlphaLounger by Thomas Slunecko seem to support Lilly’s work.

The experimental implant, now trademarked by Meloy as the Orgasmatron after the orgasm-inducing cylinder in Woody Allen’s 1973 movie “Sleeper” rests on the skin just above the belt line. Two electrodes snake into the space between the vertebrae and the spinal cord. A video-game-like remote control allows women (or their partners) to turn electrical pulses on and off and fiddle with timing and intensity.