Placebo pain relief and positive treatment expectations are not caused by dopamine (IMAGE)

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Placebo pain relief and positive treatment expectations are not caused by dopamine

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Does dopamine determine the strength of pain relief we expect from a pain killer – and drive treatment efficacy?

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Livia Asan (CC-BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

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