Perhaps the view of those who benefit from placebos being less intelligent stems from the idea that the individual is being "tricked" or "duped" by the medical staff. Where, in reality the benefit of the placebo may be the effect of the brain and body connection as having positive outlook and other visualization / Meditative / etc. activities have shown measurable positive influences on the physical body. --- Tags: [[Psychology]] - [[Placebo Effect]] - [[Perception]] References: [[% 2020-09-01 Placebos without Deception]] Related: - [[The Brain and body respond like bank transactions]]