Investigating whether socially acquired nocebo effects can spread to other treatments

Abstract Observation of another’s treatment side effects can elicit side effects in the observer, even when the treatment is a placebo. This study investigated whether these socially acquired side effects can generalise to similar treatments. Healthy volunteers (N = 120) participated in a study oste...

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Main Authors: Cosette Saunders, Winston Tan, Kirsten Barnes, Nicolas McNair, Ben Colagiuri
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-14118-5
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