How does the placebo effect work in the brain and body? The brain can jumpstart your immune system, and science is finally catching up.
In our second episode of Neural Compass, we explore one of the most mind-blowing frontiers in health: the connection between belief, biology, and the brain’s role in healing. Host Mark Jacobstein sits down with Dr. Asya Rolls — award-winning neuroscientist and professor of neuroimmunology — to discuss how the placebo effect isn’t just psychological… it’s physiological.
They cover:
- How the brain can activate the immune system
- The neuroscience behind placebo, hope, and healing
- Why the brain may be a key switch for turning on health
- What it means to measure — and harness — the will to get better
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