The Focus on Neuroscience Box, "The Mysterious Placebo Effect," Described

question 171

Multiple Choice

The Focus on Neuroscience box, "The Mysterious Placebo Effect," described a PET-scan study on the placebo effect. Which of the following was found in the study?

• A)The opiate painkiller activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors, but the placebo activated areas of the brain with no opioid receptors.
• B)Both the placebo and the opiate painkiller activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors.
• C)The opiate painkiller activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors, but the placebo inhibited activation in the same area.
• D)The placebo activated a brain area known to contain many opioid receptors, but the opiate painkiller activated areas of the brain with no opioid receptors.

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