Understanding psychological processes that inhibit the nocebo effect

当负面预期引发不利结果时，不受欢迎的效应会造成巨大的个人和社会伤害。尽管在理解这些影响背后的一些心理过程方面取得了进展，但人们对如何抑制这些影响或社会学习在产生这些影响方面所起的作用知之甚少。这个项目使用了一种新的实验模型，包括前庭电流刺激，以解决我们知识中的这些重要空白。该项目将极大地促进我们对nocebo效应的基本理解，并为翻译研究减少其造成的实质性危害铺平道路。

The nocebo effect – when negative expectancies trigger adverse outcomes – causes enormous personal and societal harm. Although there have been advances in understanding some of the psychological processes underlying these effects, much less is known about how to inhibit them or the role that social learning plays in producing them. This project uses a new experimental model involving Galvanic Vestibular Stimulation to address these important gaps in our knowledge. The project will significantly advance our fundamental understanding of the nocebo effect and pave the way for translational research to reduce the substantial harm it causes.