Dr. Luana Colloca disseminates the value, practical and ethical use of placebos. How powerful are they and how much influence do they hold in our lives? Luana holds an MD, a masters degree in Bioethics and a PhD in Neuroscience. From her contribution and research, she has developed an international reputation as a leading scientist on the neurobiological mechanisms of placebo and nocebo effects. In this conversation, we found ourselves asking more than ever, is life just one big placebo effect?
In this episode, we cover:
🤕Placebos and pain - managing symptoms we don’t understand yet
🧠Placebos and neuroplasticity - when things change in our brain, they change how we see the world
🍹Positive and negative environmental cues, context and individual variability. Why do we still feel tipsy drinking non-alcoholic drinks?
💭Thoughts as placebos - \"I can do this\", \"I’ve got this\" - just how much of our reality starts in the mind?
👥Mass-psychogenic phenomenons - nocebo effects at the population level
⚖️The ethics of placebos - to use or not to use
Find Luana:
Oxford University Press Book - open access. Also here.
Website - Placebo Beyond Opinions Centre
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