> or if medication is just placebo or pain-killers
Doesn't checking that basically immediately defeat the therapy itself? I.e. placebos work as long as you don't know they're just placebos.
Doesn't checking that basically immediately defeat the therapy itself? I.e. placebos work as long as you don't know they're just placebos.
Not necessarily: http://www.scientificamerican.com/podcast/episode/placebos-w...