TheOtherDave comments on Study shows placebos can work even if you know it's a placebo - Less Wrong

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Comment author: TheOtherDave 24 December 2010 08:52:08PM 1 point [-]

I've wondered that myself, though I've never asked. I expect he could train himself to eliminate the headaches without the ritual, were he inclined to do so.