Placebo Effect

Can happiness boost your immunity? New research shows that positive thinking can actually strengthen your immune response to vaccines. By activating the brain’s reward system, people produced more antibodies—proving the "placebo effect" is a real biological power, not just a feeling.

New brain training study could help explain the placebo effect

Pain relief from the placebo effect may not actually involve dopamine

Seeking the roots of the placebo effect, neuroscientists find the brain circuit that delivers relief

Finding the neural pathways behind the placebo effect

Neuroscientists discover brain circuitry of placebo effect for pain relief

Neuroscientists discover brain circuitry of placebo effect for pain relief - EurekAlert

Neuroscientists discover brain circuitry of placebo effect for pain relief - EurekAlert

We may finally know how the placebo effect relieves pain

The neuroscientist harnessing the placebo effect to help soothe pain

Breathwork study: Largest controlled trial to date finds no psychological benefits beyond placebo effect

The placebo effect means painkillers may work better with side effects

The Placebo Effect: A Mystery in Potential Therapy

Analysis offers new insights on the placebo effect and how to harness its therapeutic potential

More Than Two-Thirds of Adverse COVID-19 Vaccine Events Are Due to Placebo Effect

Placebo Effect May Explain Reported Benefits of Psychedelic Microdosing

Debunked: Is the “Placebo Effect” Just a Myth?