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Placeboeffekte und ihre Implikationen in der Neurologie

Positive Erwartung, Konditionierung, Lernprozess

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Aktuelle neurowissenschaftliche und klinische Befunde zu positiven physiologischen oder psychologischen Veränderungen nach Einnahme von Medikamenten ohne spezifische Wirkstoffe oder Scheineingriffen haben wichtige Implikationen für die praktische Behandlung. Diese „Placeboeffekte“ sind besonders für Patienten mit neurologischen Erkrankungen relevant.

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Bingel, U. Placeboeffekte und ihre Implikationen in der Neurologie. InFo Neurologie 16, 46–56 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15005-013-0310-4

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