Posts Tagged ‘nocebo’

Explaining the Nocebo Effect, Emotional Contagion, and Mass Hysteria

At the beginning of the pandemic, I couldn’t wrap my mind around why so many people were acting in such irrational and self-destructive ways. I had to find a way to explain their behavior, even if just to myself. Despite being an infectious disease immunologist, this meant delving into human psychology. Fortunately, I found many […]

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