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  • Redefining Placebo: implications for future directions in neuroethics [Elektronski vir]
    Gorjup, Niko ; Gorjup, Rado
    How we define something, depends on our current knowledge, common sense, beliefs, values, and on scientific evidence. However, these definitions have a strong impact on perception and construction of ... our attitudes and belief systems and thusly on our reality. In other words, our knowledge, our temporary physical, cognitive, behavioral, and emotional capacities will decide what kind of definitions and actions someone accepts, follows, and reinforces, what is true and what is not, what is possible for someone and what is not… it is the subjective interpretation of the perceived situation. It is about what we expect and believe to happen. Placebo is not an inert entity but instead it has a potential of subjective interpretation, a healing potential of its own, over and above that of any healing potential of the medication per se. Such healing potential is greatly dependent on how strong the interpretation value in being healed is that is created by the doctor. We show how Placebo effect goes beyond the usual “sugar pill” approach by using the evidence-based approach - A science of compassionate care! By introducing the new concept of redefined terms of Placebo phenomenon, we clearly show that the human mind (unconscious and conscious) is an inevitable substance involved in the medical treatment. The terms “placebo”, “placebo effect”, and “placebo response” are replaced with the new working definitions, which offers implications for future directions in neuroethics.
    Source: Kognitivna znanost [Elektronski vir] : zbornik 17. mednarodne multikonference - IS 2014, 9-10 oktober 2014, [Ljubljana, Slovenia] : zvezek C = Cognitive sciences : proceedings of the 17th International Multiconference Information Society - IS 2014, October 9th-10th, 2014, Ljubljana, Slovenia : volume C (2014, Str. 29-35)
    Type of material - conference contribution ; adult, serious
    Publish date - 2014
    Language - english
    COBISS.SI-ID - 111526659

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    http://library.ijs.si/Stacks/Proceedings/InformationSociety/2014/2014_IS_CP_Volume-C_%28CS%29.pdf

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