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Professor Fabrizio Benedetti is the author of two authoritative books on the topics of neuroscience and placebo effects. He runs a world-leading laboratory for the study of placebo effects at the University of Turin Medical School and is the Director of Medicine and Physiology of Hypoxia at the Plateau Rosà Laboratories, Plateau Rosà, Switzerland.

Professor Fabrizio's research findings include the placebo effect reducing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, pain and hypoxia. Throughout his career, Professor Fabrizio has won numerous academic awards from worldwide institutions. He is regularly interviewed on podcasts for comment on his research into the psychosocial factors that can generate illness.

Professor Benedetti has written multiple book chapters and his research is published in leading scientific journals where he has been highly cited. He often speaks at international conferences on neuroscience and the placebo effect.

Education
Residency in Pharmacology University of Texas Dallas 1991
Residency in Neurology and Psychiatry University of California, Los Angeles1984
Doctor of Medicine (MD)University of Turin Medical School1981
5 Honors and Awards
Neurological Research Association2018
ARNO Award
American Society of Clinical Hypnosis2015
William S. Kroger Award
American Headache Society2012
Seymour Solomon Award
Academy of Sciences2012
Hertlitzka Prize for Physiology
British Medical Association2009
Medical Book Award
4 Books
Book cover of "Placebo Effects: Understanding the mechanisms in health and disease"
Book cover of "Placebos and Nocebos in Headaches "
Book cover of "The Patient's Brain: The neuroscience behind the doctor-patient relationship"
Book cover of "Placebo: Understanding the other side of medical care"