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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Wonder Pill: Placebo 2

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Identify the physiology of how a placebo affects the brain through "ritual expectations." Perform an experiment to explore how the manner in which a ritual is presented may affect the outcome of its success.

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memory
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brain power, electroencephalagrams, nervous system, placebo effect, pseudoscience, ritual expectations, sensory signals, eeg, pbs teachers: the wonder pill: placebo- 2
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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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