The power of the placebo effect - Emma Bryce

The Placebo Effect makes sense. To quote Kung Fu Panda: "To make something special, you just have to BELIEVE that it's special."

When they say it's all in your head, they really mean it.

It's called tricking ur brain pretty much

Three things are needed for the placebo effect to work: 1. belief (or faith as seen in organized religions) 2. feeling (or emotion, the stronger the better) 3. expectation

Can i imagine that my homework is done and than have it miraculously complete, without me having actually do any work.

Plot twist: When we know how Placebos work, they won't anymore.

me: pretends to not know i am taking placebo to ease my sickness placebo: well now i am not doing it

When I had insomnia, my parents have me pills with just plain old sugar in them, and I would always talk about how well they worked. Placebos are magic!

So when my mom used to kiss my arm when I bumped it and it suddenly felt better was just the Placebo Effect in action?

As Dumbledore said, "Of course it's all happening inside your head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean that it is not real?"

I am actually glad someone acknowledges the placebo effect. It’s actually something I‘d consider to be really powerful or having the potential to be very powerful. In an experiment two groups of people with oxygen tanks were climbing up a mountain, but one was actually just plain air. Both groups had pretty similar results as time is concerned, as well as a comparable subjective sensation about having more oxygen to breath easing the climb.

Why is no one talking about how they illustrated "sham surgery"? That was hilarious..😂😂😂😂😂

Plot twist what if it was sugar curing people this whole time

maybe it's because your brain understands that you are taking a pill to ease your ailments, so it doesn't release as many pain inducing chemicals. the problem still exists, but if you are feeling relief from being stressed out over your illness, your heart rate might go down after a while and your body might work more efficiently. pain is initially just an indication that something is wrong, so if your brain feels that you have already solved what is wrong, then it no longer needs to make you aware of the issue.

Knowing about the Placebo Effect was a fascinating and eye-opening exploration. The description of the placebo effect's capacity to cause actual, visible changes in the human body despite the fact that it is not a "legitimate" therapy really caught my attention. It's  astonishing how important the mind-body link is for healing. This further demonstrates the fact that we are occasionally fooled by our own minds without even being aware of it. I hope the Placebo Effect could be applied to the treatment of those with serious illnesses like cancer.

This art is pretty good! Globizco did a fine job.

I was at the gym and my friend next to me was repetedly pulling a bar down and he says "can you help me". As I'm about to help him pull the bar down, someone else comes and he says "let me do it". My friend keeps pulling the bar faster than before because he thought the other person was helping him, while all he did was hold the bar without helping at all.

what if every medicine is placebo?

loved the animation and short & sweet explanation.

People : “how does this medicine work ?” Doctors : “Well here’s a little lesson in trickery”