Behind the Mysterious Powers of the Placebo Effect
The placebo effect is real, we all know that. Our bodies can be tricked into getting better and healthier even when…
You Can Train Your Body Into Thinking It’s Had Medicine
Can we harness the mind to reduce side-effects and slash drug costs?
This Moderately Immoral Study Shows How We Misidentify Our Emotions
In today's experiments, one of the most common tricks that experimental psychologists play is giving people placebos…
Could You Use A Placebo To Calm Your Anxious Dog?
When a dog is left alone, it can be scary for them. Some dogs get so anxious that they destroy your stuff, scratch up…
Researchers may have just identified a genetic basis for the placebo effect
The power of suggestion can be an incredible thing, and in few way is this more apparent than with the placebo effect.…
The Placebo Effect May Be Genetic
The placebo effect seems to make little sense: get ill, take a dummy pill, and you'll recover in much the same way as…
Why hippies thought smoking banana peels could get you high
Every hear of (or see) someone smoking a banana peel to get high? Neither have I. However, the smoking of banana peels…
We Could Have Evolved the Placebo Effect to Save Energy
The placebo effect seems to make no sense: get mildly ill, take a dummy pill without knowing it's ineffective, and…
Watch and Learn Everything About the Amazing Placebo Effect
The placebo effect is so strange and mysterious, how can fake pills trick ourselves out into feeling better? This…
A Magical Anti-Smoking Vaccine Sounds Awesome. A Magical Anti-Smoking Vaccine Doesn't Exist
NixVAX was supposed to be this magical vaccine that helped smokers kick the habit. Awesome, right? Yeah! Too bad it…
This Is What Your Spine Looks Like When The Placebo Effect Kicks In
Neuroscientists have conducted a study showing spinal-cord neural activity when individuals were convinced that their…