US EditionNo, placebos probably aren’t getting stronger over time
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No, placebos probably aren’t getting stronger over time
There is a broadly accepted narrative that posits that the ‘placebo effect’, the apparent change in the condition of a patient following an inert intervention, demonstrates the amazing power the mind has over the body. Through some psycho-biological alchemy, convincing a patient they have taken a drug will cause them to experience the effects of that drug, even if all we really gave them was a fake pill. Proponents of this narrative are often li…
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