How Placebo Effects Work to Change Our Biology & Psychology

Published: March 4, 2024, 9 a.m.

b'In this episode, I discuss placebo and belief and mindset effects \\u2014 all of which exert a powerful and real influence on our biology and psychology. I discuss how your beliefs and expectation that a certain outcome will occur after taking a substance (or any intervention cause genuine changes in brain and bodily function. I discuss how placebos can change neurotransmitter and hormone release, pain levels, whether the stress response is beneficial or detrimental and more. I also explain how placebo effects can work with traditional drug or behavioral treatments to help improve health outcomes and why some people are more susceptible to placebo effects. By the end of the episode, listeners will understand the placebo effect, how it works, and how beliefs and mindsets can be leveraged toward mental health, physical health, and performance goals.\\xa0\\nFor show notes, including referenced articles and additional resources, please visit hubermanlab.com.\\nThank you to our sponsors\\nAG1: https://drinkag1.com/huberman\\nEight Sleep: https://www.eightsleep.com/huberman\\nAeroPress: https://aeropress.com/huberman\\nLevels: https://levels.link/huberman\\nInsideTracker: https://insidetracker.com/huberman\\nMomentous: https://livemomentous.com/huberman\\nTimestamps\\n(00:00:00) Placebo Effects\\n(00:02:40) Sponsors: Eight Sleep, AeroPress & Levels\\n(00:07:24) Placebo, Nocebo vs. Belief Effect, Prefrontal Cortex\\n(00:14:03) Dopamine, Placebo & Parkinson\\u2019s Disease; Placebo Controls\\n(00:21:36) Hormone Release & Placebo Effect, Paired Associations\\n(00:28:52) Conditioning Effect & Insulin; Pavlovian Response\\n(00:32:50) Sponsor: AG1\\n(00:34:17) Context & Expectations; Placebo Effect & Brain\\n(00:40:51) Cancer, Mind-Body Practices; Placebo Effects & Limits\\n(00:44:54) Asthma, Specificity & Placebo Effects\\n(00:48:01) Sponsor: InsideTracker\\n(00:49:03) Nicotine & Dose-Dependent Placebo Effects\\n(00:55:31) Placebo Effects vs. Belief Effects, Food & Mindset\\n(01:01:02) Exercise & Belief Effects\\n(01:04:08) Placebo Effect, Brain & Stress Response\\n(01:11:18) Individual Variation, Genetics & Placebo Effect\\n(01:16:11) Zero-Cost Support, Spotify & Apple Reviews, YouTube Feedback, Sponsors, Momentous, Social Media, Neural Network Newsletter\\nDisclaimer'