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The Placebo Effect

Stanford Medicine

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  • Presented by Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, as the video describes them
  • May be out of date. Uploaded 18 years ago, in an area where guidance changes.

For anyone, no background needed. Education, not medical advice.

174K views18 years ago

Brain and nervesMedicines and supplementsHow drugs workChronic painNeuroscience

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, explains the mechanisms behind the placebo effect and its role in pain management.

Sean Mackey, MD, PhD, explains the placebo effect. Mackey is the chief of Stanford's Pain Management Division and an associate professor at the School of Medicine. Link to Full Story: stanmed.stanford.edu/2008summer/spoonful_of_sugar_pills.html

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