So I looked up if taking a placebo while knowingly knowing it is a placebo may actually have positive benefits, and it turns out that it may be the case:
Now I’m curious on whether this is a generalized phenomenon for humans, or only for a certain subgroup, such as those more likely to suffer from psychosomatic symptoms.
So I looked up if taking a placebo while knowingly knowing it is a placebo may actually have positive benefits, and it turns out that it may be the case:
https://muse.jhu.edu/article/704376
https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2016/10/27/499475288/is-it-still-a-placebo-when-it-works-and-you-know-its-a-placebo
Now I’m curious on whether this is a generalized phenomenon for humans, or only for a certain subgroup, such as those more likely to suffer from psychosomatic symptoms.