TV Horizon - Season 51 Episode 7 : The Power of the Placebo Horizon - Season 51 Episode 7 : The Power of the Placebo 7.516/10 by 32 users As they contain no active ingredient, placebo medicines and pills should not really work, but they are now being shown to be effective in helping treat pain and depression and even alleviating some of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. This programme explores why they work and how everyone could benefit from them. Details Casts Posters Images Title Horizon - Season 51 Episode 7 : The Power of the Placebo Alternative Titles BBC Horizon First Air Date 1964-02-04 Last Air Date 2024-07-22 Number of Episodes 1169 Number of Seasons 60 Genres Documentary, Networks BBC Two, Casts Plot Keywords , Episodes List Horizon Season 51 :Episode 1 Monitor Me Monitor Me 2013-08-12 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 2 Defeating the Hackers Defeating the Hackers 2013-08-19 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 3 Dinosaurs: The Hunt for Life Dinosaurs: The Hunt for Life 2013-08-26 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 4 Sugar v Fat Sugar v Fat 2014-01-29 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 5 Swallowed by a Sink Hole Swallowed by a Sink Hole 2014-02-03 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 6 Man on Mars - Mission to the Red Planet Man on Mars - Mission to the Red Planet 2014-02-10 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 7 The Power of the Placebo The Power of the Placebo 2014-02-17 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 8 How You Really Make Decisions How You Really Make Decisions 2014-02-24 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 9 Living with Autism Living with Autism 2014-04-01 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 10 Where is Flight MH370? Where is Flight MH370? 2014-06-17 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before. Horizon Season 51 :Episode 12 What's Wrong with Our Weather? What's Wrong with Our Weather? 2014-07-17 Horizon tells amazing science stories, unravels mysteries and reveals worlds you've never seen before.