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The Placebo Effect: How Expectation Becomes Physiology
The placebo effect explained: in 1955, Henry Beecher analyzed 15 clinical trials and found that 35.2% of patients responded to inert treatments.
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−Using positron emission tomography (PET) to track mu-opioid receptor binding…
+Using functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) to track brain activity…
−Wager 2004 (Science): PET Imaging of the Placebo Brain
+Wager 2004 (Science): fMRI Imaging of the Placebo Brain
−Wager's 2004 Science paper provided the PET imaging evidence…
+Wager's 2004 Science paper provided the fMRI evidence for placeb…
Why this is better
Corrected imaging-method error: the 2004 Wager Science study used fMRI, not PET; PET opioid-release evidence came from Zubieta 2005/Wager 2007. Verified already live in body content at all 3 locations; FAQ answer on placebo neurology also already correctly states fMRI.
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