Newsflash: placebos are getting more effective
(via cameronr) Pharmaceutical companies attempt to dominate the central nervous system has ended up revealing how powerful the brain really is. The placebo response doesn’t care if the catalyst for healing is a triumph of pharmacology, a compassionate therapist, or a syringe of salt water. All it requires is a reasonable expectation of getting better. That’s potent medicine.
WHERE CAN WE GET THESE PLACEBOS?
Source: Wired
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Wow, it really is.
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very interesting article.
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WHERE CAN WE GET THESE PLACEBOS?
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