Dictionary
Baquet: The Genesis of Collective Suggestion
The baquet was an 18th-century apparatus devised by Franz Anton Mesmer to concentrate animal magnetism,...
# Placebo Effect
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Dictionary
Autosuggestion: The Power of Self-Directed Thought
Autosuggestion is a psychological mechanism where individuals guide their thoughts, feelings, and somatic responses through...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Dictionary
Autosuggestibility: Power of Self-Influence
Autosuggestibility is the psychological capacity of an individual to internalize, adopt, and physiologically manifest ideas,...
November 8, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Comparisons
Placebo Effect vs. Nocebo Effect
A comprehensive comparative analysis of the placebo and nocebo effects, examining their neurobiological mechanisms, psychological...
November 7, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theorists
Émile Coué – 1857 1926
A scholarly exploration of Émile Coué (1857-1926), pioneer of conscious autosuggestion, the Nancy School, and...
October 28, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Milkshake Experiment (Ghrelin and Mindset) – Alia Crum
A comprehensive academic analysis of Alia Crum's landmark 2011 milkshake study examining how psychological mindsets...
September 17, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Hotel Maids Experiment (Mindset and Health) – Ellen Langer and Alia Crum
A comprehensive academic analysis of Crum and Langer's landmark 2007 study examining how cognitive mindsets...
September 17, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Experiments
The Placebo Effect in Antidepressants Meta-Analyses – Irving Kirsch
A comprehensive academic analysis of Irving Kirsch's meta-analyses on antidepressants, the placebo effect, FDA datasets,...
September 17, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti
Theories
Psychoneuroimmunology Conditioning Model – Robert Ader & Nicholas Cohen
Explore the psychoneuroimmunology conditioning model by Robert Ader and Nicholas Cohen, detailing experimental paradigms, neural...
September 12, 2026
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Dr. Mohammed Looti