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swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ ajt\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Zuckertabletten, Salzl\u00f6sungen oder das fachm\u00e4nnische Auftreten eines Doktors im wei\u00dfen Kittel: All dies besitzt die F\u00e4higkeit, uns gesund zu machen. Wenn der Patient nur an die heilende Wirkung glaubt. Unm\u00f6glich? Im Gegenteil! Ein Gro\u00dfteil aller Heilwirkung beruht genau auf diesem \u201ePlacebo-Effekt\u201c. Entdeckt wurde das Ph\u00e4nomen im Zweiten Weltkrieg. Seither versuchen Forscher, das Geheimnis des Placebo-Effekts zu entschl\u00fcsseln. Ihre Vermutung: Oft sind es gar nicht die Wirkstoffe in Medikamenten, die uns gesund machen. Vielmehr heilt unser K\u00f6rper sich einfach selbst.<\/p><div id=\"weltd-2832475661\" class=\"weltd-mitte-text-2 weltd-entity-placement\"><div id=\"traffective-ad-Mobile_Pos3\" style='display: none;' class=\"Mobile_Pos3\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-6deb044\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/die_kraft_der_einbildung_2_der_placebo_effekt_utopia_88_20150701.jpg\" alt=\"Die Kraft der Einbildung\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ Utopia_88\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDie Kraft der Einbildung\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/heilende-sounds-ein-blick-auf-musik-und-klangtherapie\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Therapien<\/a><\/span> ohne spezifische Wirkung wurden schon immer verordnet. Ohne es zu wissen, nutzten Heiler fr\u00fcherer Zeiten mit ihren zum Teil abenteuerlichen Methoden den Placebo-Effekt. Denn viele dieser heute zweifelhaften Mittel sollen geholfen haben. Das Wort \u201ePlacebo\u201c stammt \u00fcbrigens aus dem Lateinischen und bedeutet so viel wie \u201eIch werde Gutes tun\u201c.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-835134c\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/entdeckung_im_zweiten_weltkrieg_3_der_placebo_effekt_istock_sudok1_20150701.jpg\" alt=\"Entdeckung im Zweiten Weltkrieg\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ sudok1\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tEntdeckung im Zweiten Weltkrieg\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Die wissenschaftliche Erforschung des Placebo-Effekts geht auf den Zweiten Weltkrieg zur\u00fcck. Einem amerikanischen An\u00e4sthesisten namens Henry Beecher, der damals in Italien stationiert war, ging das Schmerzmittel Morphin aus, das er verwundeten Soldaten zu spritzen pflegte. In seiner Verzweiflung verabreichte er seinen Patienten daraufhin eine schwache Kochsalzl\u00f6sung. Und das Erstaunliche geschah: Die Patienten hatten anschlie\u00dfend kaum noch Schmerzen \u2013 wie bei dem urspr\u00fcnglich genutzten Medikament. Dieses Ergebnis spornte Beecher zu weiteren Studien an. Als er 1955 eine Arbeit mit dem Titel \u201eThe Powerful Placebo\u201c im \u201eJournal of the American Medical Association\u201c ver\u00f6ffentlichte, war die Placebo-Forschung wissenschaftlich anerkannt.<\/p><div id=\"weltd-1965247648\" class=\"weltd-anfang-text weltd-entity-placement\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;text-align: center;\"><div id=\"traffective-ad-Content_1\" style='display: none;' class=\"Content_1\"><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-1538e1a\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/4_Der_Placebo_Effekt_Istock_geotrac_20150701-1280x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newsever-slider-full size-newsever-slider-full\" alt=\"Vertrauen ist (fast) alles\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ geotrac\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tVertrauen ist (fast) alles\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Wichtigste Voraussetzung f\u00fcr einen Placebo-Effekt: Der Patient muss das Gef\u00fchl haben, dass er ein wirksames Medikament erh\u00e4lt. Dabei sind gro\u00dfe Pillen wirkungsvoller als kleine, Kapseln besser als Pillen, bunte besser als wei\u00dfe und Spritzen effektiver als Tropfen. Eine entscheidende Rolle spielt auch der <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/warum-tragen-die-arzte-in-der-regel-im-op-grun-oder-blau\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arzt<\/a><\/span>. Je \u00fcberzeugender er eine Heilung verspricht, desto wirksamer ist das Placebo. Dabei vermitteln auch die Kleidung und die Instrumente des Arztes dem Patienten ein gewisses Ma\u00df an Kompetenz und Sicherheit.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-4e70bd5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1280\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/5_Der_Placebo_Effekt_KatarzynaBialasiewicz_20150701-1280x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-newsever-slider-full size-newsever-slider-full\" alt=\"Morphium aus dem eigenen K\u00f6rper\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ geotrac\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMorphium aus dem eigenen K\u00f6rper\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Am besten untersucht ist die Wirkung von Placebos bei Schmerzen. Sie wirken umso besser, je aufwendiger die Behandlung ist. Der schmerzlindernde Effekt von Placebos l\u00e4uft \u00fcber k\u00f6rpereigene morphium\u00e4hnliche Substanzen \u2013 die endogenen Opiate \u2013 ab, die der K\u00f6rper aussch\u00fcttet, um den Schmerz zu unterdr\u00fccken. Erwartet der Patient den positiven Effekt einer Behandlung, aktiviert sein K\u00f6rper gleichsam sein eigenes System zur Unterst\u00fctzung.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-6217b2b\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/der_b\u00f6se_zwilling_6_der_placebo_effekt_istock_astrid_gast_20150701.jpg\" alt=\"Der b\u00f6se Zwilling\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ Astrid Gast\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDer b\u00f6se Zwilling\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Der Gegenspieler des Placebo-Effekts ist der Nocebo-Effekt. Mit \u201eNocebo\u201c bezeichnen Experten die unerw\u00fcnschten Wirkungen von Placebos. Sie entstehen h\u00e4ufig dann, wenn \u00c4rzte bei der Verabreichung des Placebos gezielt auf m\u00f6gliche Nebenwirkungen wie <span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/gift-die-heimtueckische-attacke-auf-den-koerper\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00dcbelkeit<\/a><\/span>, Kopfschmerzen oder Mundtrockenheit hinweisen. Nocebos haben sich als ebenso wirksam erwiesen wie Placebos. Letztendlich beeinflusst unser Nervensystem mehr Prozesse in unserem K\u00f6rper als allgemein angenommen.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-7f4c2fe\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/die_tricks_der_mediziner_7_der_placebo_effekt_istock_anyaivanova_20150701.jpg\" alt=\"Die Tricks der Mediziner\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ anyaivanova\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDie Tricks der Mediziner\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Placebos geh\u00f6ren heute in der klinischen Pharma-Forschung zum Alltag. Bevor ein neues Arzneimittel zugelassen wird, muss es Wirksamkeitspr\u00fcfungen bestehen. Die Versuchspersonen bekommen dabei in einem Doppelblindversuch ein echtes Medikament und ein Placebo. Weder Arzt noch Patient wissen, ob der Patient die echte oder die Scheintablette erh\u00e4lt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-4a095d5\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/beruhigung_dank_placebo_8_der_placebo_effekt_istock_artproem_20150701.jpg\" alt=\"Beruhigung dank Placebo\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iSstock \/ artproem\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tBeruhigung dank Placebo\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Einer der Pioniere in der Placebo-Forschung ist der Turiner Neurobiologe Fabrizio Benedetti. In einem Experiment setzte er seine Versuchspatienten einem starken Schmerz aus. Ihr K\u00f6rper reagierte daraufhin mit Aufregung und das Herz begann zu rasen. Nachdem er ihnen mit beruhigenden Worten ein Placebo verabreicht hatte, schlug ihr Herz wieder im richtigen Takt.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-435c647\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/der_k\u00f6rper_gleicht_den_mangel_selbst_aus_9_der_placebo_effekt_istock_cj_romas_20150701.jpg\" alt=\"Der K\u00f6rper gleicht den Mangel selbst aus\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ CJ_Romas\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDer K\u00f6rper gleicht den Mangel selbst aus\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Benedetti konnte au\u00dferdem beweisen, dass einzelne Nervenzellen im Gehirn von Parkinson-Patienten auf Placebos reagieren. Er injizierte dazu seinen Patienten eine einfache Kochsalzl\u00f6sung direkt ins Gehirn. Denn die Patienten waren es gewohnt, auf diese Weise Medikamente zu erhalten, die den fehlenden Botenstoff Dopamin im Gehirn ersetzen. Und tats\u00e4chlich: Das f\u00fcr die Krankheit typische Zittern lie\u00df nach. Der K\u00f6rper muss also nach der Verabreichung des Placebos von sich aus wieder mehr Dopamin produziert haben.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"swiper-slide bdt-ep-fancy-slider-item elementor-repeater-item-9e7a582\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-image\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-img swiper-lazy\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.weltderwunder.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/gesund_durch_scheinoperationen_10_der_placebo_effekt_istock_gpr_20150701.jpg\" alt=\"Gesund durch Scheinoperationen\">\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-lazy-preloader swiper-lazy-preloader-white\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-subtitle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFoto: iStock \/ qpr\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-title\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGesund durch Scheinoperationen\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-ep-fancy-slider-text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Auch Operationen k\u00f6nnen einen Placebo-Effekt haben. So operierte der amerikanische Chirurg Bruce Moseley bei einem Test die Kniegelenke einiger Arthrosepatienten nur zum Schein: Von 180 Patienten operierte er nur zwei Drittel tats\u00e4chlich. Den \u00dcbrigen schnitt er bei vollem Bewusstsein lediglich die Haut auf und n\u00e4hte diese gleich wieder zu. Auf dem Monitor lief w\u00e4hrenddessen zur T\u00e4uschung die Aufzeichnung einer anderen, tats\u00e4chlich durchgef\u00fchrten, Operation. Zwei Jahre danach waren 90 Prozent beider Patientengruppen mit ihrem Befinden zufrieden. Die Scheinoperierten waren sogar schmerzfreier. Dabei wussten die Behandelten nicht, ob sie der Placebo-Gruppe angeh\u00f6rten oder nicht.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-position-z-index bdt-position-center\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-arrows-fraction-container bdt-slidenav-container \">\n\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-flex bdt-flex-middle\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-navigation-prev bdt-slidenav-previous bdt-icon bdt-slidenav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-arrow-left-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-visible@m\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-navigation-next bdt-slidenav-next bdt-icon bdt-slidenav\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i class=\"ep-icon-arrow-right-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"bdt-dots-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-pagination\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some pills consist only of sugar and starch &#8211; and can still make you healthy. How can the placebo effect be explained? 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