What is your expected reward when using an ergogenic aid? Our thoughts on the state of the art of ergogenic #placebos mechanisms. link.springer.com/article/10.100… Exercise Psychophysiology Research Group julio cesar cesario Florentina Hettinga FLAVIO O PIRES European Journal of Applied Physiology Society for Interdisciplinary Placebo Studies

Our latest paper is out!! Published in the European Journal of Applied Physiology, this study present the state of the art about the probable mechanism underlying the placebo ergogenic effect. link.springer.com/article/10.100… brietzke. julio cesar cesario Florentina Hettinga FLAVIO O PIRES

We argue that the individual expectations lead to rewarding responses that can facilitate motor output. Sex may also play a role in the placebo ergogenic response.