The Curse of the Nocebo Effect
by Rachel Danks, PhDThe placebo effect is a universally acknowledged phenomenon. In essence, if you think something is going to make you better,... READ MORE →
The placebo effect is a universally acknowledged phenomenon. In essence, if you think something is going to make you better,... READ MORE →
Mind reading or delving into a person’s conscious experience is a concept only science fiction consists of. Though it sounds... READ MORE →
Welcome to the forty-sixth edition of Brain Blogging. In this round, we discuss the difference between thoughts and intuitions,... READ MORE →
Arsenic sandwich anyone? Mercury soup, deadly nightshade surprise? No? Really? Well, I’m baffled! They’re all natural... READ MORE →
Why do we shop? Most often, it is because we need something. Sometimes, it is simply because we see something we like and... READ MORE →
For health care workers in psychiatric hospitals, it is no secret: one of the major issues confronting psychiatric facilities... READ MORE →
Children and adolescents of depressed parents are four to six times more likely to develop depressive symptoms themselves... READ MORE →
Welcome to the sixteenth edition of Drugs and Pharmacology. Today, we discuss the myth of antioxidants, the not-so-bad side... READ MORE →
Scientists love to solve the unanswerable questions in life, wrapping up tidy answers with equations or charts or definitions,... READ MORE →
The misuse of antibiotics around the world is increasing due, in part, to diagnostic uncertainty and patient expectations.... READ MORE →
This Sunday February 14th (9 p.m. ET), the Emmy-nominated Brain Games tv-show is back! Wonder junkie Jason Silva returns to our screens, teaming up with... READ MORE →
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