Name: The power of the placebo effect
Uploaded: 2019-12-18T20:39:59Z
Duration: 4 min 22 s
Description: The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren't supposed to have an effect — and are often fake — miraculously make people feel better. What's going on? Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits. [Directed by Hernando Bahamon, narrated by Addison Anderson].

The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren't supposed to have an effect — and are often fake — miraculously make people feel better. What's going on? Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits. [Directed by Hernando Bahamon, narrated by Addison Anderson].

Emma Bryce: The power of the placebo effect

The power of the placebo effect

The placebo effect, a blend of mind and matter, reveals our capacity to heal ourselves through belief, even with sham treatments.

Clinical trials, aiming for unbiased results, often use placebos, underscoring their power in validating the efficacy of new drugs.

Placebos, mirroring the complexity of human health, trigger real physiological responses, challenging our understanding of healing.