39. The Placebo Effect
It's not just conjecture: placebos work. The question is... how? Why is it that many diseases and physical ailments can be cured just as well with a sugar pill as they can with clinically tested medicine? K+K examine a case of mysteriously healed Parkinson's Disease, talk about a doctor curing chronic pain with peppermint candies, and take a look at what happens in a person's brain when they believe they're receiving medical treatment... but aren't.
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