Faculty of Science: Recent submissions
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of placebo versus no treatment for insomnia symptoms
Published 2018-01-01This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to determine the size of the placebo effect for insomnia symptoms when comparing placebo treatment with no treatment. PsycINFO, MEDLINE, and CINAHL databases were systematically ...Open AccessArticle -
The Influence of Side Effect Information Framing on Nocebo Effects
Published 2018-09-10Background: One contributing factor to the development of nocebo effects is information provided about possible side effects. However, non-disclosure of information can be problematic. Purpose: We assessed whether positively ...Open AccessArticle -
Sources of placebo-induced relief from nausea: the role of instruction and conditioning
Published 2016-01-01Objectives: It is well documented that expectancies alter the nauseous response. However, the lack of integration in research examining sources of expectancy has limited our understanding of how expectancies are formed ...Open AccessArticle -
Autonomic arousal as a mechanism of the persistence of nocebo hyperalgesia
Published 2019-01-01Placebo and nocebo mechanisms can lead to clinically significant modulation of pain. Whilst learning is considered to be the broad mechanism underlying both placebo analgesia and nocebo hyperalgesia, critical differences ...Open AccessArticle -
Rapid glaciation and a two-step sea level plunge into the Last Glacial Maximum
Published 2018-07-26The approximately 10,000-year-long Last Glacial Maximum, before the termination of the last ice age, was the coldest period in Earth’s recent climate history1. Relative to the Holocene epoch, atmospheric carbon dioxide was ...Open AccessArticle