What Art Does For Your Brain

This is Hidden Brain. I'm Shankar Vedanta. The Old Testament tells the story of King Saul. A ruler who was frequently gripped by waves of anguish and despair. When Saul was afflicted by such torments, his advisors didn't always call for a physician or a priest.

Instead, they summoned a young shepherd. Known for his skill at playing the lyre. As the music began to play. King Saul's mind would settle. and his mood would lift.

For centuries, stories like this have been treated as legend. Poetic. Symbolic. Even mystical. But do they point to something real?

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