It didn’t take long, though, for skeptics to come up with other theories. One was that the syndrome was caused by the loud noise made by crickets. Support for this theory later came in a report commissioned by the US State Department that concluded crickets were the most likely culprits in 21 recorded cases.
How much did that report cost?
Late last year, another theory emerged. Havana Syndrome was “a mass psychogenic illness,” a group of US scientists decided. It was, they said, an example of the “nocebo effect,” the opposite of the placebo effect. In this, expectations of something negative happening to one’s health causes something negative to happen. After the initial incident in Cuba, US diplomats were told to look out for “anomalous health” issues, and as a result they started feeling them. In effect, it was all in their heads.
[ + ] lord_nougat
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[ + ] allahead
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[ + ] allahead
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[ + ] GeneralDisarray
[ - ] GeneralDisarray 1 point 3.3 yearsJan 23, 2022 17:21:54 ago (+1/-0)
Makes perfect sense when facing the truth is scary.
[ + ] SirNiggsalot
[ - ] SirNiggsalot 3 points 3.3 yearsJan 23, 2022 15:12:45 ago (+3/-0)
Crickets , huh
[ + ] allahead
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