Monthly episodes discussing this topic, 2023-05 to 2026-03.
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The placebo effect is a real, dose-dependent phenomenon that modulates neural activity based on an individual's belief system.
“so there you go placebo effect is changing neural activity it's not all just through what you think is happening what you think is happening is the reflection of neural activity and then you go well of course but I think it's an important study so I believe in the placebo effect and it is dose depen”
Huberman Lab · May 2024 · 5 episodes · 1.0M views on this topicThe placebo effect demonstrates the ability of a mindset to produce measurable physiological changes and healing properties in the body.
“Her work is in part inspired by research on the placebo effect, a remarkable and consistent demonstration of the ability of the mindset to elicit healing properties in the body.”
The Psychology Podcast · Nov 2025 · 2 episodes · 364K views on this topic
The placebo effect is an extremely effective treatment method, potentially more so than standard medicines.
“I did go to a chiropractor for a while and it did work, but the placebo effect isn't effect. That's like 60 It's like the most effective treatment on the market, frankly. I think it's like 60% effective, which is higher than any other medicine.”
Whitney Cummings · Nov 2025 · 2 episodes · 3.5M views on this topicThe placebo effect demonstrates that when people expect healing and are given a placebo, their bodies can physiologically change or heal.
“If the placebo, if the pill, the surgery, the injection wasn't what helped you, what helped you? You did it yourself.”
Dr. Mayim Bialik · Feb 2026 · 2 episodes · 1.6M views on this topicThe placebo effect should be viewed and harnessed as a genuine self-healing physiological response.
“I agree 100% so think about Placebo as a healing response as self-healing because that's what placebos are”
StarTalk · May 2024 · 1 episode · 362K views on this topicThe placebo effect can be harmful when individuals rely on it instead of seeking necessary medical interventions.
“if you have a bacterial infection there's a good chance you're going to need antibiotics you're treating it with some kind of naturopathic remedy isn't going to do and that the scientific literature and then we end in the media as well are littered with very tragic examples”
StarTalk · May 2023 · 1 episode · 107K views on this topicPositions are extracted from transcripts by a model and may misattribute who said what. Every quote links to the episode it came from.
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