A new study from Australia suggests that when given a placebo that they believe to be a performance-enhancing drug, some athletes, especially if they are male, not only believe their performance improves, but actually show real measured improvements in performance, lending support to the idea that “mind over matter”, or the power of the mind, plays an important role in the development of athletic prowess.

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