For the first time, scientific research discovered placebo cure ... lost love

This scientific research has special meaning with broken hearts because of love.

Just believe that you are doing something to help you overcome the pain of parting with your ex-lover. It can also affect brain areas associated with emotional regulation and reduce awareness of pain. .

That's the result of a new study by Colorado Boulder University. This study measures the neurological and behavioral effects of placebo for a group of volunteers who are both traumatized.

This is the first study to measure the effects of placebo on emotions of human love.(Photo: Fotolia).

The lead author, Leonie Koban, said: "Breaking up with a lover is one of the most negative emotional experiences people can have. It is also an important factor in developing psychological problems. In the study, we found that placebo could have a strong impact on reducing the intensity of social pain . "

For decades, science has shown that placebo treatments (placebo) can relieve pain, cure Parkinson's and other physical diseases. New research published in March in the Journal of Neuroscience is the first time that the effects of placebo have been measured with emotional pain.

Researchers recruited 40 volunteers who experienced an "unwanted romance" relationship within 6 months. They were asked to take a picture of the old person and a picture of a good friend and a gender friend to the lab.

Inside the functional magnetic resonance imaging apparatus (fMRI), participants were shown photos of their former lover and asked to recall the breakup. After that, they can see photos of friends. They also suffer from hot body irritation on the left hand.

These stimuli are repeated, and the subjects conduct their assessment of their sensory level on a scale from 1 (very bad) to 5 (very good). Meanwhile, fMRI still monitors brain activity.

Thereby, although heterogeneous, but the brain areas light up during the time of pain and mental pain in the body are similar. Subjects outside were given a nasal spray. Half of the participants said it was the "pain reliever effective in relieving emotional pain ", half said it was just salt solution.

Doing what I believe so that I can change my mood will help myself less suffering - (Photo: 29secrets).

Back inside the machine, the subjects again have to review the image of the old person and suffer. But the placebo group not only feels the body is less painful and feels better emotionally, while their brains also react differently when they see old people.

Activity in the prefrontal cortex (dorsolateral prefrontal cortex) - an area related to sensory adjustment - increases rapidly. Across the brain, the areas involved in the breakup are active.

Remarkably, after taking a placebo, when the participants felt the best, activity in the area of ​​the middle brain called perianqueductal gray (PAG) increased. PAG plays an important role in regulating the level of pain-only chemicals in the brain, or opioids, and good sensory neurotransmitters like dopamine.

Previous studies have shown that a single placebo effect not only reduces depression, but can also make antidepressants work better. Tor Wager, professor at CU Boulder, Department of Psychology and Neuroscience, said: "In some cases, chemicals are actually less in the drug than we ever thought."

In a nutshell, if you're sad because of your love, do what you believe will make your mood better. Try it now because it will work.