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Computer therapy: Ronald Levy, a Buffalo psychiatrist and hypnotist, has developed computer programs that, he says, can help us think our way out of phobias by using our subconscious
Computer therapy: Ronald Levy, a Buffalo psychiatrist and hypnotist, has developed computer programs that, he says, can help us think our way out of phobias by using our subconscious

Computer therapy: Ronald Levy, a Buffalo psychiatrist and hypnotist, has developed computer programs that, he says, can help us think our way out of phobias by using our subconscious

Date10/12/1984
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
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Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
Medical students can experiment and practise more effectively on computers and robots than on animals, a Washington physician says. Dr. Neal Barnard, 34, a psychiatrist who founded the Physicians' Committee for Responsible Medicine in 1984, told a seminar yesterday at a Toronto hospital that the medical community must weigh the interests of the animals before using them.
10/8/1987
Inventor: Richmond Hill High School student Chris Hook has developed a device that can help the severely disabled type on a computer by whistling, nooding or flexging a muscle
Inventor: Richmond Hill High School student Chris Hook has developed a device that can help the severely disabled type on a computer by whistling, nooding or flexging a muscle
4/15/1987
Peanut butter a sticky problem, It's blamed for causing phobias
Peanut butter a sticky problem, It's blamed for causing phobias
2/24/1979
New approach: Psychologist Steven Stein, top, has helped develop a computer program that allows children with emotional problems to answer intimate questions by using a computer at Thistletown Regional Centre
New approach: Psychologist Steven Stein, top, has helped develop a computer program that allows children with emotional problems to answer intimate questions by using a computer at Thistletown Regional Centre
2/24/1986
Phobia of the 80s: Comparing their own speed and accuracy with that of computers, people suffering the new phobia find they don't measure up
Phobia of the 80s: Comparing their own speed and accuracy with that of computers, people suffering the new phobia find they don't measure up
7/30/1982
Keying in on computers, Adults are thronging to computer and word processing programs offered by school boards across Metro
Keying in on computers, Adults are thronging to computer and word processing programs offered by school boards across Metro
5/9/1989
Aiding the elderly: Lawrence Crawford, a gerontology consultant, believes that planning must remain flexible to meet the changing needs of our aging population. He says the government is assessing support programs to keep seniors in their homes before committing cash to institutions.
Aiding the elderly: Lawrence Crawford, a gerontology consultant, believes that planning must remain flexible to meet the changing needs of our aging population. He says the government is assessing support programs to keep seniors in their homes before committing cash to institutions.
3/12/1987
Ben Cramer is the man who set up the computer system at City Hall to centralize all the information from all the city departments. Anyone who wants to find out how much has been spent on a particular program has to do no more than push a computer button to get the answer in seconds.
Ben Cramer is the man who set up the computer system at City Hall to centralize all the information from all the city departments. Anyone who wants to find out how much has been spent on a particular program has to do no more than push a computer button to get the answer in seconds.
4/24/1969
Educational TV producer Michael Spivak, who works at the new Channel 19 and has won awards with his programs, says, If I can just make them (Students)(...)
Educational TV producer Michael Spivak, who works at the new Channel 19 and has won awards with his programs, says, If I can just make them (Students)(...)
7/31/1970
Color it promising: Electrohome develoment specialist David Farmer holds a circuit board developed by the company that plugs into Apple II computer to increase its capacity to 256 colors from 16. It's an example of the way Electrohome is branching out int
Color it promising: Electrohome develoment specialist David Farmer holds a circuit board developed by the company that plugs into Apple II computer to increase its capacity to 256 colors from 16. It's an example of the way Electrohome is branching out int
11/30/1981
Computer programs by Batteries included
Computer programs by Batteries included
11/20/1984
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
Nerve centre: Tom Christoff programs the Brian (on wall above computer screen), which controls household operations like furnace, smoke alarms and lawn sprinklers. Doll house behind Christoff is fitted with lights and mini-TV to show off Brian's powers.
6/2/1986