Fake Medicine, Surprisingly Real Results
From The Last Show with David Cooper by David Cooper
April 30, 2026 · 10 min · Season 3 · Episode 1009
About this episode
Psychology professor Diletta Barbiani discusses the surprisingly real results that fake medicine has on older adults' memory and stress levels.
Psychology professor Diletta Barbiani reports the surprisingly real results that fake (placebo) medicine has on the memory and stress levels of older adults. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
People in this episode
Host: David Cooper
Guest: Diletta Barbiani
Topics covered
- placebo effect
- memory
- stress levels
- older adults
- psychology
Keywords
- fake medicine
- placebo
- psychology
- memory
- stress
- older adults
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