Source Perspectives in Biology and Medicine
Volume 55, Number 1, Winter 2012
pp. 43-58 | 10.1353/pbm.2012.0005
Volume 55, Number 1, Winter 2012
pp. 43-58 | 10.1353/pbm.2012.0005
Abstract
Abstract:
The placebo effect is very well known, being replicated in many scientific studies. At the same time, its exact mechanisms still remain unknown. Quite a few hypothetical explanations for the placebo effect have been suggested, including faith, belief, hope, classical conditioning, conscious/subconscious expectation, endorphins, and the meaning response. This article argues that all these explanations may boil down to autosuggestion, in the sense of "communication with the subconscious." An important implication of this is that the placebo effect can in principle be used effectively without the placebo itself, through a direct use of autosuggestion. The benefits of such a strategy are clear: fewer side effects from medications, huge cost savings, no deception of patients, relief of burden on the physician's time, and healing in domains where medication or other therapies are problematic." - https://muse.jhu.edu/login?auth=0&type=summary&url=/journals/perspectives_in_biology_and_medicine/v055/55.1.mommaerts.pdf
(I bolded/underlined the words that caught my eye above...)
Tom sez....Why aren't there many articles on combining Hypnosis and The Placebo Effect....and make an easy to use self help tool for the world? Am I the only one working on such a thing with The Virtual Healing Machine? Please build on my work and make something better.
Happy Day!
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