How Placebo Effects Work to Change Our Biology & Psychology

In this episode, I discuss placebo and belief and mindset effects —
all of which exert a powerful and real influence on our biology and
psychology. I discuss how your beliefs and expectation that a
certain outcome will occur after taking a substance (or any
intervention cause genuine changes in brain and bodily function. I
discuss how placebos can change neurotransmitter and hormone
release, pain levels, whether the stress response is beneficial or
detrimental and more. I also explain how placebo effects can work
with traditional drug or behavioral treatments to help improve
health outcomes and why some people are more susceptible to placebo
effects. By the end of the episode, listeners will understand the
placebo effect, how it works, and how beliefs and mindsets can be
leveraged toward mental health, physical health, and performance
goals.  For show notes, including referenced articles and
additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com. Thank you to
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Placebo, Nocebo vs. Belief Effect, Prefrontal Cortex (00:14:03)
Dopamine, Placebo & Parkinson’s Disease; Placebo Controls
(00:21:36) Hormone Release & Placebo Effect, Paired
Associations (00:28:52) Conditioning Effect & Insulin;
Pavlovian Response (00:32:50) Sponsor: AG1 (00:34:17) Context &
Expectations; Placebo Effect & Brain (00:40:51) Cancer,
Mind-Body Practices; Placebo Effects & Limits (00:44:54)
Asthma, Specificity & Placebo Effects (00:48:01) Sponsor:
InsideTracker (00:49:03) Nicotine & Dose-Dependent Placebo
Effects (00:55:31) Placebo Effects vs. Belief Effects, Food &
Mindset (01:01:02) Exercise & Belief Effects (01:04:08) Placebo
Effect, Brain & Stress Response (01:11:18) Individual
Variation, Genetics & Placebo Effect (01:16:11) Zero-Cost
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