Part 1: Background and methods in placebo Better than nothing: A historical account of placebos and placebo effects from modern to contemporary medicine Marco Annoni Determinants of placebo effects Sharlet Anderson and Glenn T. Stebbins Strategies to minimize placebo effects in research investigations Filipe B Rodrigues and Joaquim J Ferreira Maximizing placebo response in neurological clinical practice Louise-Laure Mariani and Jean-Christophe Corvol Statistical methods in handling placebo effect Rema Raman Nocebo and lessebo effects Tiago A. Mestre Deception and the ethics of placebo A. Jon Stoessl Part 2: Placebo response in specific disease populations Placebo effects in pain Luana Colloca Placebo responses in Parkinson's disease Jau-Shin Lou Placebo effect in subjects with cognitive impairment Kaori Ito and Klaus Romero Placebo in epilepsy Daniel M. Goldenholz and Shira R. Goldenholz

Provides the authority and expertise of leading contributors from an international board of authors Presents the latest release in the International Review of Neurobiology series Updated release includes the latest information on the placebo effect