Nonconscious activation of placebo and nocebo pain responses

The dominant theories of human placebo effects rely on a notion that consciously perceptible cues, such as verbal information or distinct stimuli in classical conditioning, provide signals that activate placebo effects. However, growing evidence suggest that behavior can be triggered by stimuli pres...

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Main Authors: Jensen, Karin B. (Contributor), Kaptchuk, Ted J. (Contributor), Kirsch, Irving (Contributor), Raicek, Jacqueline (Contributor), Lindstrom, Kara M. (Author), Berna, Chantal (Contributor), Gollub, Randy Lyanne (Contributor), Ingvar, Martin (Author), Kong, Jian (Contributor)
Other Authors: Harvard University- (Contributor), McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT (Contributor), Martinos Imaging Center (McGovern Institute for Brain Research at MIT) (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: National Academy of Sciences (U.S.), 2013-05-01T15:13:02Z.
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