scientists recently studied the placebo
effect online brain by giving
participants three of the same neutral
creams but labeling the creams
differently one of the neutral creams
was labeled lidocaine pain relieving one
of the neutral creams was labeled
capsaicin heat intensifying and one of
the neutral aquariums was labeled
neutral they were then all touched with
a hot object where the cream was put on
their skin and their brains were studied
these people recorded decreased pain but
also their brain scans found that their
brains mimicked the actual feeling of
having less pain these people reported
more heat pain and their brain also
mimicked specific pathways as if there
was more pain this is an amazing study
showing that placebo does actually
change sign brain