How does placebo effect actually work??

Question

I’ve heard and read studies about it treating a multitude of mental things and lessen physical pain but like how? Is it real? I’m lost.

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Answer 1

The placebo effect is very real, in some tests the placebo effect is 50% as effective as the medication itself. Though it’s not fully understood think of it this way there are portions of your brain easily accessible through conscious thought while there are portions; preconscious and subconscious parts of the brain that regulate all the background functions of the human body from breathing to heart beat to managing your sweat glands, or your perception of pain.

The conscious part of your brain can influence the unconscious parts of your brain and exert real physical changes in your body…As can lying to the conscious part of your brain which is where the placebo effect comes in.