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Experiencing real changes due to belief in treatment efficacy, even with inactive treatments.
Complicates medical research, explains alternative medicine popularity, and demonstrates the power of belief on physical health.
The placebo effect can produce measurable physiological changes, including pain relief and improved immune function.
"Congratulations! Your brain just demonstrated the same reasoning that kept us in trees for millions of years."