In research studies and in real life, placebos have a powerful healing effect on the body and mind
- Written by Elissa H. Patterson, Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Neurology, University of Michigan
The concept of placebos – which are sometimes called "sugar pills" – has been around since the 1800s.Wladimir Bulgar/Science Photo Library via Getty ImagesDid you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,” congratulations, your brain is using its...