Trust hormones aid placebo effect

• Autores: Jessica Hamzelou
• Localización: New scientist, ISSN 0262-4079, Nº. 3036, 2015, pág. 14
• Idioma: inglés
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• Resumen

  • Evidence that a compassionate, trustworthy carer can speed up someone's recovery suggests that there is a social dimension to the placebo effect. And last year, researchers carrying out an all-male trial found that oxytocin--the so-called cuddle chemical thought to help people trust others and form relationships--seems to enhance the effect.