Mind Field - Season 2 - Eps 6: The Power of Suggestion
Exactly how do placebos work? Researchers believe that, through the power of suggestion, placebos may unleash the power of our own subconscious minds to cure ourselves. I was honored to participate in McGill University’s groundbreaking study of an accessory-assisted placebo. Could a fake, non-functioning “Sham Brain Scanner” enable children with ADHD and other neurological conditions to alleviate their own symptoms?
About Mind Field
Title: Mind Field
First Air Date: 2017-01-18
Last Air Date: 2019-01-16
Status: Canceled
Rating: 8.2/10 (from 50 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 4
Total Episodes: 24
Network: YouTube Premium
Genres: Documentary
Production Companies: The Intellectual Property Corporation, Vsauce
Synopsis
Explore the surprising things we know (and don’t know) about why people are the way they are through expert interviews, rare footage from historical experiments, and brand-new, ground-breaking demonstrations of human nature at work.
Cast
Michael Stevens
Self - Host
