Healing pain by treating the mind, with Tor Wager, PhD
Speaking of Psychology
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Is There a Drug Injection That Causes Plocibo Effects?
Who's going to respond to a plocibo effect? Predicting that has been a million dollar question. And it's going to depend on lots of factors, like your prior experiences and how receptive you are to certain kinds of information. But at the end of the day, wou think a lot of it, you know, boils down to what your brain thinks is happening to you. Is this threatening or safe? That decision is partly unconscious, but thats shape how your brain and how your body respond there.
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