an inactive substance or a real medication that produces unpleasant or worsening symptoms in a patient or research participant because the person expects negative effects. Compare placebo.
a negative symptom experienced by a person with such expectations.
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If someone feels ignored or belittled, they may experience a nocebo effect.
Brain stimulation affected neural pathways that were already thought to be involved in the placebo and nocebo effects.
People also reported higher pain intensity on the “capsaicin” skin, an expected nocebo effect.