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   Q & A about Placebos (FAQ)
   One of the most puzzling facts of medicine is the placebo effect:
   in their symptoms after receiving a placebo. It is not clear that
   placebo can "cure" any illness, but the power of the placebo effect in
   Our research program is designed to help us understand how placebo
   a placebo response and those responding to the specific treatment (e.g.
   Our group is the first to report that when treatment with placebo
   favorably to placebo treatment as part of research studies. When the
   subjects improved during placebo treatment, their brain function
   changed; the changes seen during placebo treatment were different from
   brief placebo treatment period can identify those who will later