3 ms·
As far as I'm aware, a physiological response to a placebo (and corresponding nocebo) was a well-documented effect. Some examples: * Heart-rate (not sure what
by timcederman 17y ago
As far as I'm aware, a physiological response to a placebo (and corresponding nocebo) was a well-documented effect. Some examples:
* Heart-rate (not sure what else?) being equally affected by decaf and regular coffee
* Impaired cognitive effects from drinking far too soon after initial drinking (and as measured by BAC)
* Reduced stress hormones when arm is placed in an ice bucket after taking a placebo and being told it's morphine
* Physical nausea including vomiting after being told potential side effects of a trial "drug"
In terms of the body "healing" itself, I can see how the placebo effect could be attributed to other things.
- tokenadult 17y agoa well-documented effect I just did some of the obvious Google Scholar searches on some of the issues you mention, but I'm not seeing clear statements of these findings being well documented in a publication that is not behind a paywall for me. Do you have citations at hand?
- timcederman 17y agoTry pubmed directly rather than Google Scholar. Most examples I'm quoting are articles I've read in New Scientist so if you have a subscription you can check their article history. I promise I'm not making them up.