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See Latest ArticlesPlacebo effect is in the spine as well as the mind
Reuters, 10/16/09
It's not all in the mind the so–called placebo effect is real and reaches right down to the spine, German scientists said on Thursday. The finding may help in the hunt for better ways to tackle pain and other disorders. Using modern imaging technology the researchers found that simply believing a pain treatment is effective actually dampens pain signaling in a region of the spinal cord called the dorsal horn, suggesting a powerful biological mechanism is at work.
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