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Horizon. The placebo experiment : can my brain cure my body? / producer/director, Joe Myerscough ; Windfall Films West for BBC.
- Format:
- Video
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Placebos (Medicine).
- Genre:
- Educational television programs.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (52 minutes)
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : BBC Worldwide, 2018.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- System Details:
- video file
- Summary:
- Could placebos be used to treat common medical complaints? To find out, Horizon embarks on a landmark study. Over 100 volunteers are treated for backache - using nothing but fake pills and the power of the mind. Their brains are capable of producing effects more powerful than prescription painkillers. But will it work? And how will they react when they find out the truth? This revealing film also looks at other experiments from around the world, including a woman who underwent fake surgery to fix chronic shoulder pain, and a placebo that works even if you know you're taking it.
- Participant:
- Presenter: Dr. Michael Mosley.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed March 19, 2019).
- OCLC:
- 1096494161
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