The Wonder Pill
Description
It has finally been acknowledged that the placebo effect-historically seen as a distraction from "real" medical treatment-is a genuine phenomenon and a potential addition to the arsenal of modern medicine. In this classic program from the Scientific American Frontiers series, host Alan Alda discovers that the roots of the placebo effect go back to the days of herbal remedies, that placebos can cause measurable changes in the brains of patients with depression, that periodic placebos may extend the usefulness of standard Parkinson's treatment, and more.
Runtime
60 min
Subjects
- Psychobiology (216)
- Alternative medicine (137)
- Brain (487)
- Nervous system (179)
- Neurophysiology (78)
- Neuropsychology (158)
Genre
Date of Publication
[2009], c2003
Database
Films on Demand
Direct Link
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