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- Title
Science and society: Placebos and painkillers: is mind as real as matter?
- Authors
Colloca, Luana; Benedetti, Fabrizio
- Abstract
Considerable progress has been made in our understanding of the neurobiological mechanisms of the placebo effect, and most of our knowledge originates from the field of pain and analgesia. Today, the placebo effect represents a promising model that could allow us to shed new light on mind–body interactions. The mental events induced by placebo administration can activate mechanisms that are similar to those activated by drugs, which indicates a similarity between psychosocial and pharmacodynamic effects. These new neurobiological advances are already changing our conception of how clinical trials and medical practice must be viewed and conducted.
- Publication
Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2005, Vol 6, Issue 7, p545
- ISSN
1471-003X
- Publication type
Academic Journal
- DOI
10.1038/nrn1705