placebo: References & Edit History

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Modified link of Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Placebo Use in Medicine: Use, Abuse and Therapy. Aug 20, 2026
Add new Web site: NPR - Is a Placebo a Sham If You Know It's a Fake and It Still Works? Feb 20, 2026
Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Psychiatry - Placebo and the law of identification. Jan 09, 2025
Add new Web site: Nature - Neuropsychopharmacology - How Placebos Change the Patient's Brain. Nov 29, 2024
Add new Web site: PNAS - Nonconscious activation of placebo and nocebo pain responses. Jul 26, 2024
Add new Web site: MSD Manual - Professional Edition - Placebos. Mar 01, 2024
Add new Web site: National Geographic - Why a placebo can work�even when you know it's fake. Nov 03, 2023
Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Placebo. Aug 23, 2023
Add new Web site: Social Sciences LibreTexts - Placebos- a psychological and biological perspective. Jun 16, 2023
Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Placebo Use in Medicine: Use, Abuse and Therapy. Oct 14, 2022
Add new Web site: Psychology Today - Placebo. Jul 13, 2022
Add new Web site: Verywell Mind - How the Placebo Effect Works in Psychology. Feb 16, 2020
Added video. Mar 20, 2015
Add new Web site: Drugs.com - What is a Placebo. Jul 07, 2014
New article added. Feb 09, 2009
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