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After the administration of a placebo, a clinical improvement may occur for a variety of reasons. Whereas the clinical trialist is interested in any improvement that may take place in a clinical trial, the neurobiologist is only interested in the psychosocial–psychobiological effects after the administration of a placebo. These include a number of mechanisms, such as anxiety, reward, learning, and genetics.
