Why placebo pills work even when you know they’re a placebo
New evidence of the power of the placebo effect – even without any deception – is raising important questions for medicine
by Darwin A Guevarra & Kari A Leibowitz
Kari A Leibowitz is a health psychologist, speaker and writer. She received her PhD from Stanford University, where she conducted research in the Stanford Mind and Body Lab to harness mindsets to improve health and wellbeing. She delivers workshops on the power of mindset to international audiences, and her writing has appeared in The Atlantic and The New York Times, among others. More at karileibowitz.com.
Written by Kari A Leibowitz