Will a placebo boost my sports performance?

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Crowdscience listener Ryosuke grew up in Japan, and spent his childhood summers catching cicadas in the park. For people in Japan, the sound of their chirping signals the first true summer day. But until they emerge, these enigmatic insects live underground - often for many years ...  Show more

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The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which a person's symptoms or well-being improve after receiving a fake treatment that has no specific or intrinsic effect on their condition. For example, a person may feel less pain after taking a sugar pill that they believe is a painkille ...  Show more

Should your doctor prescribe a placebo for you, instead of conventional medicine? And if she did, would it work? Is the double-blind placebo-controlled paradigm really the gold standard for medical research? Placebos are the most widely used treatments in the history of medicine. ...  Show more

On sait que l'effet placebo est bien présent chez l'homme. il serait même responsable d'une partie non négligeable des guérisons. Mais un animal peut-il être sensible à un tel effet ?

Un effet placebo très présent chez l'homme...

On sait qu'un produit anodi ...