Sydney Placebo Lab
@placebosydney.bsky.social
Updates on the latest #placebo and #nocebo effect research happening in the School of Psychology, University of Sydney | Led by Prof Ben Colagiuri
https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/our-research/research-areas/psychology/sydney-placebo-lab.html
https://www.sydney.edu.au/science/our-research/research-areas/psychology/sydney-placebo-lab.html
TWO new publications from PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders!What did she find?
1) Viewing someone having a positive treatment experience (i.e., no adverse side effects) can reduce both [instructed] and [instructed + socially-induced] nocebo effects.
academic.oup.com/abm/article/...
1) Viewing someone having a positive treatment experience (i.e., no adverse side effects) can reduce both [instructed] and [instructed + socially-induced] nocebo effects.
academic.oup.com/abm/article/...
September 8, 2025 at 12:20 AM
TWO new publications from PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders!What did she find?
1) Viewing someone having a positive treatment experience (i.e., no adverse side effects) can reduce both [instructed] and [instructed + socially-induced] nocebo effects.
academic.oup.com/abm/article/...
1) Viewing someone having a positive treatment experience (i.e., no adverse side effects) can reduce both [instructed] and [instructed + socially-induced] nocebo effects.
academic.oup.com/abm/article/...
Thank you to @przemekbabel.bsky.social and the organising comittee for a great #SIPS2025 #SIPSplacebo2025. As was announced at the closing ceremony, we'll be hosting SIPS 2027 in Sydney, Australia!
Follow us for updates, news, and more! ⭐️
@sipsplacebo.bsky.social
Follow us for updates, news, and more! ⭐️
@sipsplacebo.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 1:17 PM
Thank you to @przemekbabel.bsky.social and the organising comittee for a great #SIPS2025 #SIPSplacebo2025. As was announced at the closing ceremony, we'll be hosting SIPS 2027 in Sydney, Australia!
Follow us for updates, news, and more! ⭐️
@sipsplacebo.bsky.social
Follow us for updates, news, and more! ⭐️
@sipsplacebo.bsky.social
Thank you to everyone who visited our posters!
June 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Thank you to everyone who visited our posters!
On Day 2 of #SIPS2025 we had postdocs @winstontan.bsky.social and Tessa Rooney showcase their posters, as well as former lab member and close collaborator Kirsten Barnes demonstrate the potential of positive attribute framing to reduce the nocebo effect 🤩
June 17, 2025 at 8:12 AM
On Day 2 of #SIPS2025 we had postdocs @winstontan.bsky.social and Tessa Rooney showcase their posters, as well as former lab member and close collaborator Kirsten Barnes demonstrate the potential of positive attribute framing to reduce the nocebo effect 🤩
A comprehensive overview of the lab's work on socially-induced nocebo effects, how they spread, and how we can prevent them in the first plenary session from @bencolagiuri.bsky.social 🤒👀 #SIPS2025
June 15, 2025 at 3:40 PM
A comprehensive overview of the lab's work on socially-induced nocebo effects, how they spread, and how we can prevent them in the first plenary session from @bencolagiuri.bsky.social 🤒👀 #SIPS2025
Reposted by Sydney Placebo Lab
Join the newly founded Early Career Researcher network at @sipsplacebo.bsky.social!
For questions, contact one of the organizers: @winstontan.bsky.social, @liviaasan.bsky.social, @helenahartmann.com or Aleksandrina Skvortsova! ⭐
#SIPSconference2025 #SIPS2025
For questions, contact one of the organizers: @winstontan.bsky.social, @liviaasan.bsky.social, @helenahartmann.com or Aleksandrina Skvortsova! ⭐
#SIPSconference2025 #SIPS2025
June 15, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Join the newly founded Early Career Researcher network at @sipsplacebo.bsky.social!
For questions, contact one of the organizers: @winstontan.bsky.social, @liviaasan.bsky.social, @helenahartmann.com or Aleksandrina Skvortsova! ⭐
#SIPSconference2025 #SIPS2025
For questions, contact one of the organizers: @winstontan.bsky.social, @liviaasan.bsky.social, @helenahartmann.com or Aleksandrina Skvortsova! ⭐
#SIPSconference2025 #SIPS2025
First from us at @sipsplacebo.bsky.social 2025 is a great poster highlight talk from postdoc Tessa Rooney on the relevance of interpretation bias on nocebo pain! 👏👏Come check out her poster on Monday - HIM03! #SIPS2025 #placebo #nocebo #pain
June 15, 2025 at 2:43 PM
First from us at @sipsplacebo.bsky.social 2025 is a great poster highlight talk from postdoc Tessa Rooney on the relevance of interpretation bias on nocebo pain! 👏👏Come check out her poster on Monday - HIM03! #SIPS2025 #placebo #nocebo #pain
Building on her recent article, PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders just spoke to ABC Radio about the #nocebo effect!
Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨
Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨
March 21, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Building on her recent article, PhD Candidate Cosette Saunders just spoke to ABC Radio about the #nocebo effect!
Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨
Listen to a snippet of it below! 📻 ✨
⭐️ PhD candidate Cosette Saunders wrote a great article for @aunz.theconversation.com discussing the #nocebo effect and how it's relevant to you (e.g., it can be socially transmitted to you through the social media platform you're using right now)! 🤕
theconversation.com/you-can-catc...
theconversation.com/you-can-catc...
You can catch the ‘nocebo’ effect from family, friends – even social media. But what is it, actually?
The nocebo effect is the opposite of the placebo effect. And it can affect what we think of medicines, and the side-effects we report.
theconversation.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:05 AM
⭐️ PhD candidate Cosette Saunders wrote a great article for @aunz.theconversation.com discussing the #nocebo effect and how it's relevant to you (e.g., it can be socially transmitted to you through the social media platform you're using right now)! 🤕
theconversation.com/you-can-catc...
theconversation.com/you-can-catc...
Thank you to everyone who attended and presented at the inaugural 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium!
Special thanks to our keynote speakers Luana Colloca and Winfried Rief, as well as the panel members for a great discussion to wrap things up!
Special thanks to our keynote speakers Luana Colloca and Winfried Rief, as well as the panel members for a great discussion to wrap things up!
February 14, 2025 at 6:53 AM
Thank you to everyone who attended and presented at the inaugural 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium!
Special thanks to our keynote speakers Luana Colloca and Winfried Rief, as well as the panel members for a great discussion to wrap things up!
Special thanks to our keynote speakers Luana Colloca and Winfried Rief, as well as the panel members for a great discussion to wrap things up!
⭐️ We're hosting the 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium on 14 Feb! ⭐️
This one-day program will showcase advances in #placebo and #nocebo research and build collaborative networks between researchers and clinicians.
To submit an abstract/register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-austr...
This one-day program will showcase advances in #placebo and #nocebo research and build collaborative networks between researchers and clinicians.
To submit an abstract/register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-austr...
January 20, 2025 at 10:11 PM
⭐️ We're hosting the 2025 Australian Placebo Nocebo Symposium on 14 Feb! ⭐️
This one-day program will showcase advances in #placebo and #nocebo research and build collaborative networks between researchers and clinicians.
To submit an abstract/register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-austr...
This one-day program will showcase advances in #placebo and #nocebo research and build collaborative networks between researchers and clinicians.
To submit an abstract/register: www.eventbrite.com.au/e/2025-austr...