A placebo spray labelled "oxytocin" was better than one called "serotonin" at reducing stress and anxiety http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26681262?dopt=Abstract … heh
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Replying to @Neuro_Skeptic
@Neuro_Skeptic Placebos only work in people who believe in the placebo effect.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@JPdeRuiter@Neuro_Skeptic Not necessarily: Even if you don't believe in classical conditioning, the dinner bell will make your saliva flow2 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
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@DegenRolf@Neuro_Skeptic You mean that even if we don't tell people that it's a placebo, it still works? :-)1 reply 0 retweets 1 like
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@JPdeRuiter @Neuro_Skeptic Placebo is thought to work at least partly Pavlovian, & it works without believing in ithttp://www.theguardian.com/science/2010/dec/22/placebo-effect-patients-sham-drug …
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