> Starts swishing out my coffee. Unfortunately I think the > placebo/nocebo effect on my self will screw up my personal > results Perhaps this effect can

> Starts swishing out my coffee. Unfortunately I think the > placebo/nocebo effect on my self will screw up my personal > results Perhaps this effect can actually partially explain the placebo effect--the brain has learned to feel better after taking pills and so is putatively up- or down-regulating certain hormones in expectation of this.