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- Amir Raz and Robert Michels.
- Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and McGill University, Institute of Community and Family Psychiatry, Montreal, QC. amir.raz@mcgill.ca
- Am J Clin Hypn. 2007 Oct 1; 50 (2): 177-82.
AbstractModern medicine thrives on the ideal of specific diseases, and specificity has revolutionized thinking in clinical practice (e.g., psychiatry) as well as biomedical research (e.g., neuroscience). Different notions of specificity exist (e.g., clinical, biological, and behavioral). Behavioral specificity takes on new meaning in light of recent neuroimaging and genetic findings. Drawing on the metaphor of pharmacological specificity, we provide converging data suggesting that, at least for certain individuals, specific behavioral interventions can influence focal brain activations. Interpretation of these data paves the road to a more scientific strategy for studying the neural basis of suggestion and placebo response, and holds promise for the optimal matching of patient and treatment.
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