| 摘要 |
A psychotherapy apparatus and method for inputting and shaping new emotional, physiological and cognitive response patterns in a patient includes enclosure (24) isolating a patient from external stimuli, lights (46) and earphones (52) generating and presenting visual and auditory stimuli to the patient, an air flow delivery tube (18), an air flow fan (54) for delivering air flow for inhalation by the patient, an electro-thermal heat pump (56) coupled to the tube (18) and fan (54) for controlling temperature of air flow delivered to and inhaled by the patient to control temperature of the patient's hypothalamus, and a computer-implemented expert system for coordinating and timing the occurrence of stimuli and controlling air flow temperature so as to operate the same in a desired predetermined coordinated fashion determined by the patient's treatment program.
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