by Jon Robison, Phd, MS Decades of research on the placebo effect support that people’s perceptions and expectations about their health can positively influence physiological parameters as well as the… Read More »The nocebo effect – belief and biology – part III
by Jonathan Robison, PhD, MS In Part I we discussed a study in which room attendants from 7 different hotels were randomly assigned to one of two experimental conditions. Subjects… Read More »The placebo effect: belief and biology – part II
by Jon Robison, PhD, MS There was a flurry of activity on our list serve recently about a study that was actually published back in 2007 by Dr. Ellen Langer… Read More »The placebo effect: belief and biology – part I