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Pain January 2019 PMID 30086114

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain.

Giulio Ongaro, Ted J Kaptchuk

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What people are saying

The collective comments demonstrate strong agreement and interest, with posts praising the article for its comprehensive review and relevance to clinical practice, such as mentions of its impact on pain and breathlessness. The tone and choice of words—like 'excellent,' 'important,' and 'relevant'—underscore a high level of engagement and perceived influence on future research and treatment approaches.

AgreementStrong agreement

Most discussions express strong support and recognition of the article's importance, citing it as a comprehensive review or a relevant contribution to understanding symptom perception.

InterestHigh interest

The posts show high interest by highlighting their relevance to pain, breathlessness, and placebo effects, with many commenters emphasizing how the framework influences their work or understanding.

EngagementHigh engagement

Many discussions delve into explanations of the Bayesian brain model, referencing methods, potential clinical applications, or future research directions, indicating deep engagement.

ImpactHigh impact

The discussions portray the article as highly impactful, with several posts describing it as a 'game-changer' or a significant advancement in understanding symptom perception and placebo phenomena.

Abstract in brief

  • The article discusses how the brain's interpretation of symptoms can be influenced by expectations and beliefs, leading to placebo effects, and explains this process using the Bayesian brain framework, which models the brain as continuously updating its predictions based on new information.
  • It suggests that the perception of symptoms is not just a direct result of physical causes but is shaped by prior beliefs and sensory information, highlighting the importance of psychological factors in health and illness.
  • The paper emphasizes that understanding symptom perception through Bayesian principles can help improve treatment approaches by accounting for the mind's role in health outcomes and the effect of placebos.]
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Giacomo Rossettini
@GiacomoRoss86 · X

"Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.co/S5aE0HuZrR #placebo #symptoms #pain #bayesian #brain #prediction #clinical #expectation #context https://t.co/amMJ29leB2

Jul 13, 2020 · 40 likes · 8 shares · 2,881 followers View post →
ɹǝʇlnoԀ pıʌɐᗡ
@Retlouping · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Giulio Ongaroa,*, Ted J. Kaptchukb,c https://t.co/2l8gMwu3NH Via @GiacomoRoss86 https://t.co/Xf6g3dIXtm

Jul 14, 2020 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 26,339 followers View post →
PAIN Journal
@PAINthejournal · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain #EditorsChoice #PainJournal https://t.co/IuMcucBdA3 https://t.co/50Xe6Af2Qj

Jan 15, 2019 · 11 likes · 5 shares · 18,786 followers View post →
Kyle Pattinson
@kyletsp · X

“Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain” Excellent piece, very relevant to our work in #breathlessness #dyspnea https://t.co/zEJ3A0gTq8

Jan 22, 2019 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 541 followers View post →
Ajay Manhapra
@AjayManhapra · X

Interesting! What is real about pain?!! "we feel pain because we predict that we are in pain, based on an integration of sensory inputs, prior experience, and contextual cues" Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain : PAIN https://t.co/1gXSSIhp75

Nov 22, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,014 followers View post →
PainSA
@painsouthafrica · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain https://t.co/jEf6CHWdEV https://t.co/Q7xIfLSNT9

Feb 27, 2019 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 444 followers View post →

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Paingeeks
@paingeeks · X

JULY 2023 THEME: Pain & Placebo

Jul 17, 2023 · 1 like · 774 followers View post →
Edwin de Raaij
@edwinderaaij · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain https://t.co/8IkINcRcuA https://t.co/6RvPIfhrcg

Aug 20, 2022 · 1,018 followers View post →
EHUzientzia
@EHUzientzia · X

On symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain. Arandia I, Di Paolo E. #EHUpaper in Pain https://t.co/Be2U64OR7f https://t.co/QM11reKSZT

Apr 18, 2022 · 1,358 followers View post →
ɹǝʇlnoԀ pıʌɐᗡ
@Retlouping · X

RT @Retlouping: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Giulio Ongaroa,*, Ted J. Kaptchukb,c https://t.co/2l8gMwu3NH V…

Mar 18, 2021 · 3 shares · 26,339 followers View post →
JJ
@ferguson_jj · X

RT @GiacomoRoss86: "Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.c…

Aug 3, 2020 · 8 shares · 157 followers View post →
Pablo Rodríguez Sánchez-Laulhé, PhD
@Pablorslaulhe · X

El Modelo de predicción Bayesiana puede explicar los efectos Placebo y Nocebo. El cerebro constantemente está validando Hipótesis basadas en experiencias previas comparándolo con la información actual sensorial, creando modelos con el "menor error". https://t.co/MqV0uaWzA3

Jul 18, 2020 · 463 followers View post →
Elena González
@elegona10 · X

RT @Retlouping: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Giulio Ongaroa,*, Ted J. Kaptchukb,c https://t.co/2l8gMwu3NH V…

Jul 14, 2020 · 3 shares · 381 followers View post →
Gianluca Ruggiero
@glruggiero · X

RT @GiacomoRoss86: "Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.c…

Jul 14, 2020 · 8 shares · 207 followers View post →
Giacomo Rossettini
@GiacomoRoss86 · X

RT @Retlouping: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Giulio Ongaroa,*, Ted J. Kaptchukb,c https://t.co/2l8gMwu3NH V…

Jul 14, 2020 · 3 shares · 2,881 followers View post →
ɹǝʇlnoԀ pıʌɐᗡ
@Retlouping · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Giulio Ongaroa,*, Ted J. Kaptchukb,c https://t.co/2l8gMwu3NH Via @GiacomoRoss86 https://t.co/Xf6g3dIXtm

Jul 14, 2020 · 12 likes · 3 shares · 26,339 followers View post →
Madhan Ramanathan
@sportsphysiouk · X

RT @GiacomoRoss86: "Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.c…

Jul 14, 2020 · 8 shares · 1,150 followers View post →
Daniel Godeassi
@dangodeassi · X

RT @GiacomoRoss86: "Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.c…

Jul 13, 2020 · 8 shares · 202 followers View post →
Abnel Alecrim
@abnelalecrim · X

RT @GiacomoRoss86: "Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.c…

Jul 13, 2020 · 8 shares · 4,110 followers View post →
Jim Millard
@bodymechJim · X

RT @GiacomoRoss86: "Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.c…

Jul 13, 2020 · 8 shares · 1,138 followers View post →
Ronald Sloots
@ronald_sloots · X

RT @GiacomoRoss86: "Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.c…

Jul 13, 2020 · 8 shares · 173 followers View post →
Giacomo Rossettini
@GiacomoRoss86 · X

"Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain" Great review of @eta____carinae and Kaptchuk https://t.co/S5aE0HuZrR #placebo #symptoms #pain #bayesian #brain #prediction #clinical #expectation #context https://t.co/amMJ29leB2

Jul 13, 2020 · 40 likes · 8 shares · 2,881 followers View post →
Marilyn Kahlo-Burton
@KahloBurton · X

RT @AjayManhapra: Interesting! What is real about pain?!! "we feel pain because we predict that we are in pain, based on an integration of…

Dec 15, 2019 · 1 share · 383 followers View post →
Ajay Manhapra
@AjayManhapra · X

Interesting! What is real about pain?!! "we feel pain because we predict that we are in pain, based on an integration of sensory inputs, prior experience, and contextual cues" Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain : PAIN https://t.co/1gXSSIhp75

Nov 22, 2019 · 4 likes · 1 share · 1,014 followers View post →
MTOnline
@MTOnline3 · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain : PAIN https://t.co/z6rE1TgSrL

May 24, 2019 · 1 like · 74 followers View post →
Why Physical Therapy?
@aleproypt · X

RT @painsouthafrica: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain https://t.co/jEf6CHWdEV https://t.co/Q7xIfLSNT9

Feb 27, 2019 · 3 shares · 132 followers View post →
Rachiphile
@joshlavalleeMK · X

RT @painsouthafrica: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain https://t.co/jEf6CHWdEV https://t.co/Q7xIfLSNT9

Feb 27, 2019 · 3 shares · 1,813 followers View post →
PainSA
@painsouthafrica · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain https://t.co/jEf6CHWdEV https://t.co/Q7xIfLSNT9

Feb 27, 2019 · 4 likes · 3 shares · 444 followers View post →
Rachael Evans
@REvans_Breathe · X

RT @kyletsp: “Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain” Excellent piece, very relevant to our work in #breathlessness #…

Feb 6, 2019 · 3 shares · 4,278 followers View post →
Clermont Dionne
@Clermont_Dionne · X

RT @PAINthejournal: From the January 2019 issue of #painjournal, read #openaccess #editorschoice Symptom, perception, placebo effects, and…

Feb 1, 2019 · 2 shares · 84 followers View post →
Hypermobility MD: Dr Linda Bluestein
@BluesteinLinda · X

RT @PAINthejournal: From the January 2019 issue of #painjournal, read #openaccess #editorschoice Symptom, perception, placebo effects, and…

Jan 31, 2019 · 2 shares · 8,681 followers View post →
PAIN Journal
@PAINthejournal · X

From the January 2019 issue of #painjournal, read #openaccess #editorschoice Symptom, perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain. https://t.co/4MOWcKzDlP https://t.co/0uDyfE8nYG

Jan 31, 2019 · 1 like · 2 shares · 18,786 followers View post →
♫ Ze Beps, MD ♫
@ZeBepsMD · X

"#Symptom perception, #placebo effects, and the #Bayesian brain" #pain https://t.co/GzIjYkxDKU https://t.co/WTxWfaESZh

Jan 29, 2019 · 413 followers View post →
Praveena Senthoor
@p_senthoor · X

RT @kyletsp: “Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain” Excellent piece, very relevant to our work in #breathlessness #…

Jan 23, 2019 · 3 shares · 374 followers View post →
Breathe Oxford
@BreatheOxford · X

RT @kyletsp: “Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain” Excellent piece, very relevant to our work in #breathlessness #…

Jan 22, 2019 · 3 shares · 473 followers View post →
Kyle Pattinson
@kyletsp · X

“Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain” Excellent piece, very relevant to our work in #breathlessness #dyspnea https://t.co/zEJ3A0gTq8

Jan 22, 2019 · 6 likes · 3 shares · 541 followers View post →
Max Tranquilo
@MrTranquilo · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 21, 2019 · 24 shares · 149 followers View post →
Firmansyah Purwanto
@MovementPainPT · X

RT @PAINthejournal: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain #EditorsChoice #PainJournal https://t.co/IuMcucBdA3 https:/…

Jan 16, 2019 · 5 shares · 1,292 followers View post →
Oscar Contreras
@ooscar_88 · X

RT @PAINthejournal: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain #EditorsChoice #PainJournal https://t.co/IuMcucBdA3 https:/…

Jan 16, 2019 · 5 shares · 1,501 followers View post →
Daniel Whibley
@DanielWhibley · X

RT @PAINthejournal: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain #EditorsChoice #PainJournal https://t.co/IuMcucBdA3 https:/…

Jan 16, 2019 · 5 shares · 1,330 followers View post →
Tamara Tadich
@tamara_tadich · X

RT @dasandercock: Great article on the predictive brain

Jan 15, 2019 · 2 shares · 1,050 followers View post →
Diego
@DiegoMoyaSask · X

RT @dasandercock: Great article on the predictive brain

Jan 15, 2019 · 2 shares · 696 followers View post →
Clermont Dionne
@Clermont_Dionne · X

RT @PAINthejournal: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain #EditorsChoice #PainJournal https://t.co/IuMcucBdA3 https:/…

Jan 15, 2019 · 5 shares · 84 followers View post →
Dale Sandercock
@dasandercock · X

Great article on the predictive brain

Jan 15, 2019 · 3 likes · 2 shares · 541 followers View post →
Giacomo Rossettini
@GiacomoRoss86 · X

RT @PAINthejournal: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain #EditorsChoice #PainJournal https://t.co/IuMcucBdA3 https:/…

Jan 15, 2019 · 5 shares · 2,881 followers View post →
PAIN Journal
@PAINthejournal · X

Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain #EditorsChoice #PainJournal https://t.co/IuMcucBdA3 https://t.co/50Xe6Af2Qj

Jan 15, 2019 · 11 likes · 5 shares · 18,786 followers View post →
Luciano da Silva
@luciano_lss · X

RT @JEsteves_osteo: Excellent open access paper! Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain : PAIN https://t.co/a8kVbki0SK

Jan 7, 2019 · 6 shares · 131 followers View post →
GugFor
@GugFor · X

RT @PhysioMeScience: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain

Jan 4, 2019 · 31 shares · 686 followers View post →
Bas Daalmans
@DaalmansBas · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 3, 2019 · 24 shares · 50 followers View post →
Svetozar
@Svetkophysio · X

RT @PhysioMeScience: Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain

Jan 2, 2019 · 31 shares · 11 followers View post →
Antonello Viceconti
@Anto_Viceconti · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 2, 2019 · 24 shares · 493 followers View post →
DrPink
@DrRiccardoRosa · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 2, 2019 · 24 shares · 469 followers View post →
Jack Stella
@thatsthework · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 228 followers View post →
Luca Cossarini
@LucaCossarini · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 305 followers View post →
Richard Lebert
@adaptivetherapy · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 1,077 followers View post →
Frank Klomp
@Sabotjes · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 399 followers View post →
Chris Tack
@Allpowersphysio · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 1,936 followers View post →
Running-Physio
@tomgoom · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 62,065 followers View post →
Adam Dobson
@adamdobson123 · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 12,634 followers View post →
Rachiphile
@joshlavalleeMK · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 1,813 followers View post →
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@TheRehabPod · X

RT @edwinderaaij: Here’s a infographic of Symptom perception, placebo effects, and the Bayesian brain Ongaro, Giulioa, Kaptchuk, Ted J. PA…

Jan 1, 2019 · 24 shares · 190 followers View post →