Re:Why do placebos work? Scientists identify key brain pathway
by Pyramus on Thursday October 28, 2021 @11:20AM
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You are not wrong - placebos are a practical way to blind a study.
The best way to blind, however, is no treatment, but no treatment only gives you the efficacy of the treatment, and not what you actually want to know, the efficacy of the 'active ingredient'.
The best way to blind, however, is no treatment, but no treatment only gives you the efficacy of the treatment, and not what you actually want to know, the efficacy of the 'active ingredient'.
See e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Placebo-controlled_study#Natur...