Inthe context ofthestudy, it involved givingthevolunteersgroupsofsentences and askingthem to work outwhether each line made sense-and torememberthe lastwordofeachsentence.
This gift is particularly important in thecontextofthe findings ofthe first comprehensive, congressionally mandated study ever conducted in the U.S. on a national level.
"The effectiveness of acupuncture for (seasonal allergies) compared with other antiallergic interventions and the possible underlying mechanisms of any effect, including context effects, need to be addressed in further research, " they write in thestudy.