In pain and other research fields, placebos have traditionally been associated with deception, although harnessing placebo effects does not necessarily require deception. Open-label placebos (OLPs) represent a novel approach in which inert treatments …
Positive and negative expectations crucially shape how we perceive our surroundings, including our emotional and cognitive abilities. Prior work shows that cognitive abilities in different domains can be modulated by placebo or nocebo effects, in …
Treatments are designed to help people fight diseases or their symptoms, and they are supposed to make us feel better. However, some treatments can have unpleasant side effects. But did you know that we can sometimes feel side effects because we …