Placebos work -- even without deception
Wednesday, December 22, 2010 - 18:00
in Psychology & Sociology
For most of us, the "placebo effect" is synonymous with the power of positive thinking; it works because you believe you're taking a real drug. But a new study rattles this assumption.
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