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Unless you get ill after taking the placebo. This is called the nocebo effect.
by koningrobot 17y ago
Unless you get ill after taking the placebo. This is called the nocebo effect.
- koanarc 17y agoNot quite. Placebo response: "I think this will make me better, so I get (or feel) better" Nocebo response: "I think this will make me sick, so I get sick" Interesting (if somewhat anecdotal) article on the nocebo response in relation to voodoo hexes, etc: http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227081.100-the-science-of-voodoo-when-mind-attacks-body.html http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg20227081.100-the-scien... I thought I discovered this article via a comment thread on HN last month, but can't seem to find it, now.