Hidden Brain: Does Going To Church Improve Your Mental Health?

By Shankar Vedantam

Published November 5, 2019 at 4:08 AM CST

Shankar Vedantam

Shankar Vedantam is the host and creator of Hidden Brain. The Hidden Brain podcast receives more than three million downloads per week. The Hidden Brain radio show is distributed by NPR and featured on nearly 400 public radio stations around the United States.

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