Joe Dispenza - Pavlov's Dogs and the Placebo Effect
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Enjoy this clip from Dr. Joe Dispenza's presentation at the World Summit of Integrative Medicine, entitled "Healing by Thought Alone," in which he discusses and explains the Placebo Effect.
Pavlov was one of the early scientists that really began to break ground on the concept of classical conditioning. He was interested in measuring salivary enzymes, so In his experiments, he took a dog, offered a meal, and rang a bell. He had a stimulus, and then he produced a response. But along with feeding the dog a meal, he had a conditioned stimulus, too, the ringing of a bell. So every time he fed the dog a meal, he rang the bell, and after a period of exposure, he was able to take the meal away and ring the bell, and the dog would begin to associate the past experience with
the present moment - the expectation of food still produced the salivary response.
In other words, most conditionings are based on the past. So if you take someone who has been dependent on a medication for a period of time for pain, and that pill is a certain color and has a certain shape, and that pill has been able to reduce the person's pain levels for a period of time, it's highly possible that you could substitute that pill with a pill that looks just like the pill they'd been taking, and by association, the moment they see that pill, their body begins to biologically and chemically change in preparation for that event.
In other words, when Pavlov rang the bell and the dog heard that sound, it created the image from the past experience of what was about to take place in the present moment, and the dog's body autonomically, automatically, physiologically, chemically, subconsciously began to change in preparation for the event. In other words, the dog's body was beginning to believe it was in the experience ahead of the actual experience.
So many placebo studies, primarily around pain and depression and asthma, you can actually give someone some type of substance that they think is the real substance because it looks like it, and their body begins to produce the same chemicals by conditioning, just like Pavlov's dog.
Dr. Joe Dispenza is one of the Keynote Speakers at the World Summit of Integrative Medicine 2015 - a unique all-online event featuring 49 speakers presenting their most innovative ideas in health care. His full presentation is available on demand at http://worldsummitintegrativemedicine... +
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are personal experiences of Encephalon event participants. Encephalon’s YouTube channel provides a platform for participant expression. Meditation may be used as a supplement to current medical treatments. The opinions expressed in this video are not meant to be used for self-diagnosis or to replace the services of a medical professional. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition including diagnosis or choice of treatment. Encephalon, Dr Joe, and individuals appearing in this video are not liable for any damages or injury resulting from your reliance on any information provided. The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Encephalon or Dr Joe.
Pavlov was one of the early scientists that really began to break ground on the concept of classical conditioning. He was interested in measuring salivary enzymes, so In his experiments, he took a dog, offered a meal, and rang a bell. He had a stimulus, and then he produced a response. But along with feeding the dog a meal, he had a conditioned stimulus, too, the ringing of a bell. So every time he fed the dog a meal, he rang the bell, and after a period of exposure, he was able to take the meal away and ring the bell, and the dog would begin to associate the past experience with
the present moment - the expectation of food still produced the salivary response.
In other words, most conditionings are based on the past. So if you take someone who has been dependent on a medication for a period of time for pain, and that pill is a certain color and has a certain shape, and that pill has been able to reduce the person's pain levels for a period of time, it's highly possible that you could substitute that pill with a pill that looks just like the pill they'd been taking, and by association, the moment they see that pill, their body begins to biologically and chemically change in preparation for that event.
In other words, when Pavlov rang the bell and the dog heard that sound, it created the image from the past experience of what was about to take place in the present moment, and the dog's body autonomically, automatically, physiologically, chemically, subconsciously began to change in preparation for the event. In other words, the dog's body was beginning to believe it was in the experience ahead of the actual experience.
So many placebo studies, primarily around pain and depression and asthma, you can actually give someone some type of substance that they think is the real substance because it looks like it, and their body begins to produce the same chemicals by conditioning, just like Pavlov's dog.
Dr. Joe Dispenza is one of the Keynote Speakers at the World Summit of Integrative Medicine 2015 - a unique all-online event featuring 49 speakers presenting their most innovative ideas in health care. His full presentation is available on demand at http://worldsummitintegrativemedicine... +
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this video are personal experiences of Encephalon event participants. Encephalon’s YouTube channel provides a platform for participant expression. Meditation may be used as a supplement to current medical treatments. The opinions expressed in this video are not meant to be used for self-diagnosis or to replace the services of a medical professional. Always seek the advice of your physician or other qualified health provider with any questions you may have regarding a medical condition including diagnosis or choice of treatment. Encephalon, Dr Joe, and individuals appearing in this video are not liable for any damages or injury resulting from your reliance on any information provided. The views and opinions expressed in this video are those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views or positions of Encephalon or Dr Joe.
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