Mind-Body Connection Podcast   |   4 Feb. 2025

Andrea Evers on the Mind-Body Connection podcast

How can placebo effects explain the interaction between mind and body?

In this episode of the Mind-Body Connection podcast by Phil Parker, Andrea Evers explains the science behind the placebo effect, its ethical implications, and its impact on clinical outcomes. She discusses how expectations and stress influence health, the role of placebo mechanisms in treatment, and what this could mean for the future of healthcare. 

Andrea’s research focuses on psychoneurobiological factors, such as stress and expectations, in health and disease. She has a specific interest in the psychoneurobiology of somatic complaints (such as pain and itch) and conditions (like chronic inflammatory conditions), with particular emphasis on placebo effects, stress mechanisms, and treatments.

Listen to the podcast here.

 

 

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