What Power Do Thoughts Have?
42: The Answer to Almost Everything · Season 1 · Episode 44
It has been known since antiquity that thoughts have an influence on health. Research, such as imaging techniques that demonstrate the placebo effect, makes the power of thought visible. Psychologist Ellen Langer shows in experiments how thoughts can influence the body. However, controlling thoughts is difficult because most of them are unconscious.
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Season
1
Episode
44
Air Date
12/Aug/2022
Air Time
—
Runtime
27 min
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It has been known since antiquity that thoughts have an influence on health. Research, such as imaging techniques that demonstrate the placebo effect, makes the power of thought visible. Psychologist Ellen Langer shows in experiments how thoughts can influence the body. However, controlling thoughts is difficult because most of them are unconscious.
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