“Experts have concluded that the effectiveness of placebo treatment is based on the relationship between how strongly a person expects results from the treatment”

“… the placebos effect causes considerable effects on the brain's neurochemistry and mental response can help the body in many ways. “

“A drug is only approved when it produces a much greater effect than a placebo.”

“Placebo treatments can be blank pills or saline injections that contain an inactive substance with no pharmacologic effect.”

“Placebo analgesia has been observed by scientists not just in pain clinics but also in neuroscience laboratories”

“Research has shown that placebos encourage the brain to activate neurotransmitters that enhance brain activity in ways that are quite similar to effects of depression medications and therapies.”

“Placebos have a rightful place in ethical medical treatments.”

“Placebos help you perceive your condition as treatable and encourage your brain to initiate neurotransmission processes to relieve anxiety symptoms”

“When a patient is given a placebo pill and he takes it expecting to feel better, his brain cells activate the pain-relieving endorphins which are naturally present in the body as pain moderators.”

“Research proves that fatigue in cancer survivors is significantly reduced by placebo pill, even when it is known it is a fake pill”

“Current research has developed a clear understanding of why certain people improve with placebos”