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Papers: 25 Nov 2023 - 1 Dec 2023


2023 Nov 22


Behav Brain Res


38000532

A novel investigation of placebo analgesia through social communication in mice.

Authors

Totsch SK, Sorge RE

Abstract

In rodents, placebo analgesia is often investigated through direct conditioning of stimuli, but humans can experience placebo analgesia through expectation without experience. In this study, we sought to determine whether placebo analgesia could be elicited through social communication.