Apkar V. Apkarian, PhD is a professor of physiology, anesthesiology, and physical medicine at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine. His research focuses on chronic pain, including the strategic use of placebo treatment. In this episode, we discuss the placebo effect, how pain works in the brain, and susceptibility to chronic pain and placebo response. FitMind Neuroscience-Based App: http://bit.ly/afitmind Website: www.fitmind.co