“Placebos” are harmless treatments that supposedly do no real good, even if a patient thinks they do. But new research suggests that positive results to a placebo—the “placebo effect”—may have a root in biological processes. This research could upend how we think about medical research and treatment.
Read more at “What if the placebo effect isn’t a trick?” here, in The New York Times Magazine.
Scientists already know that experiencing trauma creates very strong memories. A new study shows that when someone experiences a traumatic event, they not only remember that event better, they also…
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New imaging tools are allowing scientists to learn more and more about the brain. And one of the things they can now show is the incredible diversity of the human…