Karin Meißner

Prefrontal cortex resting-state connectivity is moderated by hunger expectations induced by a placebo intervention in healthy female participants.

The paper examines how placebo-induced hunger expectations alter prefrontal cortex resting-state connectivity in healthy females.

Taste matters: Mapping expectancy-based appetitive placebo effects onto the brain

This study maps how expectancy-based appetitive placebo effects influence brain activity and decision-making related to hunger and food value.

Jetlag Expectations, not Circadian Parameters, Predict Jetlag Symptom Severity in Travelers

This study finds that travelers' expectations, not circadian factors like time zones crossed or travel direction, predict jetlag symptom severity.

Molecular classification of the placebo effect in nausea

This study identifies plasma proteins associated with the placebo effect in nausea using proteomics and shows they predict placebo response.