Despite their ubiquitous presence, placebos and placebo effects retain an ambiguous and
unsettling presence in biomedicine. Specifically focused on chronic pain, this review …

Open-label placebos (OLPs) are placebos without deception in the sense that patients know
that they are receiving a placebo. The objective of our study is to systematically review and …

The high prevalence and societal burden of chronic pain, its undertreatment, and disparities
in its management have contributed to the acknowledgment of chronic pain as a serious …

The remarkable anatomical homeostasis exhibited by complex living organisms suggests
that they are inherently reprogrammable information-processing systems that offer …

Background Placebo and nocebo effects embody psychoneurobiological phenomena where
behavioural, neurophysiological, perceptive and cognitive changes occur during the …

The cognitive model of depression has significantly influenced the understanding of
distorted cognitive processes in major depression; however, this model's conception of …

Open-label placebos (OLP)—placebo pills honestly prescribed—have challenged the notion
that placebos require either deception or concealment to evoke salubrious benefits. This …

Pain is a fundamental experience that promotes survival. In humans, pain stands at the
intersection of multiple health crises: chronic pain, the opioid epidemic, and health …

Open label placebo: can honestly prescribed placebos evoke meaningful therapeutic benefits? |
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Belief updating is a relatively nascent field of research that examines how people adjust
their beliefs in light of new evidence. So far, belief updating has been investigated in partly …