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minus-squareLev_Astov@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-24 months agoIIRC, studies have also shown that the cost of the placebo had a direct correlation to the efficacy. Ah yes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345649/ Conclusion: Expensive placebo significantly improved motor function and decreased brain activation in a direction and magnitude comparable to, albeit less than, levodopa. Perceptions of cost are capable of altering the placebo response in clinical studies.
minus-squarelars@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoOh my gosh. My brain is so stupid, is the author of this message.
IIRC, studies have also shown that the cost of the placebo had a direct correlation to the efficacy. Ah yes: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4345649/
Conclusion:
Expensive placebo significantly improved motor function and decreased brain activation in a direction and magnitude comparable to, albeit less than, levodopa. Perceptions of cost are capable of altering the placebo response in clinical studies.
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Oh my gosh. My brain is so stupid, is the author of this message.