May 18, 2015
#1526: Placebo Blocker
[[Two figures, one is monologuing]]
Figure: Some reasearchers(hall et al, doi: 10.1015
molmed 2015 02 009) are starting to figure out the mechanism behind the placebo effect.
We’ve used their work to create a new drug: a placebo effect blocker.
Now we just need to run a trial! We’ll get two groups, give them both placebos, then give one the real placebo blocker, and the other a… wait…
[[A panel where nothing is said]]
Audience: My head hurts.
Figure: Mine too. Here, want a sugar pill?