# The power of the placebo effect

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED-Ed
- Speaker: Emma Bryce
- Year: 2016
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Psychology and the brain
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/emma_bryce_the_power_of_the_placebo_effect)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

The placebo effect is an unexplained phenomenon wherein drugs, treatments, and therapies that aren't supposed to have an effect — and are often fake — miraculously make people feel better. What's going on? Emma Bryce dives into the mystery of placebos' bizarre benefits. \[Directed by Hernando Bahamon, narrated by Addison Anderson\].

## Lectures

1. [The power of the placebo effect](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/emma_bryce_the_power_of_the_placebo_effect/ac61a7cddbdc), 5 min (TED's player)