Placebo Effects Are Actually

question 15

Multiple Choice

Placebo effects are actually:

• A) not noticed with most medications
• B) The mind playing tricks on the patient
• C) Real physiologic changes to the brain and body.
• D) None of the above

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Definitions:

Circadian Rhythms

Biological cycles that occur on a roughly 24-hour schedule, regulating various physiological processes including sleep, alertness, and hormone production.

Lateral Geniculate Cell

A type of neuron in the thalamus that plays a critical role in processing and carrying visual information to the visual cortex.

Retinal Ganglion Cell

A type of neuron located in the retina that receives visual information from photoreceptors via intermediate bipolar cells and amacrine cells.

On-centers

Cells in the retina that are stimulated when light hits the center of their receptive field, contributing to the initial processing of visual information.