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The placebo effect can work even when people know it's a placebo. Expectation still heals.

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In some cases, “open-label placebos” still reduce symptoms because expectation, ritual, and conditioning can influence pain, stress, and perception. The effect varies, but it challenges the idea that placebo is purely deception.

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