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It doesn’t have to be true to be useful
Today we talk about the placebo effect—when an inactive substance can mimic the action of medicine or other therapies.
Here’s a review of many studies and experiments done on the placebo effect.
How Placebos Change the Patient’s Brain
And here’s a link to episode 25, which I reference toward the end of today’s episode.