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17960416

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-3-14
pubmed:abstractText
The placebo effect has intrigued scientists since it was proposed. The debate has now centered on how it works. Significant progress has been made and most of our knowledge about the neurobiological mechanisms comes from the field of pain and analgesia. The appropriateness of the experimental/clinical paradigms is crucial when we want to investigate the mechanisms of the placebo phenomenon. Recently, functional imaging techniques, such as positron emission tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and electro/magnetoencephalography have also given the opportunity to define the neuroanatomical bases of placebo analgesia. This work systematically reviews the literature that deals with placebo analgesia, emphasizing both the methodological aspects and the neurobiological advances. The understanding of placebo mechanisms is fundamental and necessary to identify ways of accessing and harnessing these mechanisms in clinical practice to the patient's benefit.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
1439-6319
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
102
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
371-80
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Experimental designs and brain mapping approaches for studying the placebo analgesic effect.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuroscience, University of Turin Medical School and National Institute of Neuroscience, Corso Raffaello 30, 10125, Turin, Italy. luana.colloca@unito.it
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Review, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't