/ics/ en /ics/2017/04/25/romantic-rejection-theres-placebo <span>Romantic Rejection – There’s a Placebo for That</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2017-04-25T15:47:47-06:00" title="Tuesday, April 25, 2017 - 15:47">Tue, 04/25/2017 - 15:47</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ics/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/cracked-and-broken-heart-vector-clipart.png?h=fa970f87&amp;itok=2Q2VArNc" width="1200" height="600" alt="Broken Heart"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/ics/taxonomy/term/416" hreflang="en">Leonie Koban</a> <a href="/ics/taxonomy/term/382" hreflang="en">Tor Wager</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-above"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/ics/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/article-image/koban_leonie.jpeg?itok=RdsyEv87" width="1500" height="1965" alt="Leonie Koban"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-text d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p></p><p>ICS Post Doc Dr. Leonie Koban and ICS Faculty Dr. Tor Wager recently published in the <em>Journal of Neuroscience</em>, <a href="http://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2658-16.2017" rel="nofollow">Frontal-brainstem pathways mediating placebo effects on social rejection</a>. The study is the first to measure placebos’ impact on emotional pain from romantic rejection, and has been covered in the local media:</p><ul><li><p><a href="http://www.colorado.edu/today/2017/04/24/when-love-hurts-placebo-can-help" rel="nofollow">When Love Hurts, a Placebo Can Help</a> - CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Today</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.denverpost.com/2017/04/24/placebos-mend-broken-heart/" rel="nofollow">Placebos Can Help Mend a Broken Heart, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Study Says</a> - The Denver Post</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/local-news/placebo-effect-can-help-heal-a-broken-heart-cu-boulder-study-suggests" rel="nofollow">Placebo Effect Can Help Heal a Broken Heart, CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Study Suggests</a> - Denver 7 ABC</p></li><li><p><a href="http://www.9news.com/news/health/cu-boulder-study-shows-placebos-can-help-mend-a-broken-heart/434107172" rel="nofollow">CU ºù«ÍÞÊÓƵ Study Shows Placebos Can Help Mend a Broken Heart</a> - Denver 9 News NBC</p></li><li><p><a href="http://kdvr.com/2017/04/24/a-placebo-can-help-heal-a-broken-heart-study-finds/" rel="nofollow">Study: Placebo Can Help Heal a Broken Heart</a> - Fox 31 Denver</p></li></ul><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p class="text-align-right">Post Doc Dr. Leonie Koban</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>ICS's Leonie Koban and Tor Wager measure placebos’ impact on emotional pain from romantic rejection.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Tue, 25 Apr 2017 21:47:47 +0000 Anonymous 964 at /ics