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From: Ted Kaptchuk <M > Sent: Thursday, May 23, 2013 10:27 PM To: Jeffrey Epstein Subject: Invitation Attachments: Science of Placebo Forum.pdf, Untitled attachment 00520.htm The Harvard-wide Program in Placebo Studies in collaboration with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation invites you to attend: The Science of Placebo June 19 & 20 4-5:30pm Sherman Auditorium Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School On June 19 and June 20, four world renowned researchers will speak at the BIDMC to the science of placebo -- the neurobiological and clinical factors involved with the placebo response and its role in health care. June 19: Placebos, words, and drugs: What's the difference? Fabrizio Benedetti, MO, Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience, University of Turin Medical School and the National Institutes of Neuroscience, Italy. Brain mechanisms of placebo analgesia Tor Wager, PhD, Director, Cognitive and Affective Control Laboratory, and Associate Professor, Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Colorado, Boulder June 20: Neurobiology of delusion and placebo Predrag Petrovic, MD, Senior Researcher, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institute, Sweden Placebo effects in clinical practice Ted Kaptchuk, Director, Program in Placebo Studies and Associate Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School EFTA_R1_01982850 EFTA02679369 NOTE: There is also an invitation•only small seminar on "what we don't know about the placebo" taking place on the day of June 20. You're also invited to attend. Best, Ted 2 EFTA_R1_01982851 EFTA02679370