Judson Brewer

Psychiatrist, neuroscientist, author, associate Professor at Brown University and the Executive Medical Director, Sharecare

Psychiatrist, neuroscientist, associate Professor at Brown University and the Executive Medical Director at Sharecare. He's the author of “Unwinding Anxiety: New Science Shows How to Break the Cycles of Worry and Fear to Heal Your Mind.”

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