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Everyday Evidence of the Mind’s Reality: the Placebo Effect

The placebo effect — you get better because you think you will — may be getting stronger, as researchers manipulate it more effectively
Remember, if the mind is merely what the brain does and has no independent power, the placebo effect should not exist at all. And yet … Read More ›