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Placebo and nocebo

How expectation and treatment context can alter bodily experience through psychobiological pathways.

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Expectation and treatment context can alter bodily experience through measurable placebo and nocebo pathways, including changes in pain experience and pain-related brain activity.

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Last reviewed: August 11, 2026

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