Stephen wears several hats. You can find him every morning, reviewing the scientific literature and updating his articles and books. Every evening you can find him in the music studio, composing, arranging, recording and writing about music. His first interest was brain science which he pursued since he was a premedical student in his teens. Dr. Gislason graduated from the University of Toronto Medical School in 1967 and practiced medicine in British Columbia  from1971 to 1995. He has been the President and CEO of Environmed Research Inc since 1984 and, since 1995, he manages the company full time.

Philosophy & Neuroscience Series

Stephen had an early start in the study of philosophy and neuroscience. At age 16, he decided his main life task would be to pursue understanding the human mind.  His medical career veered toward general practice in rural areas, because he wanted to live outside urban environments and loved the natural world of British Columbia. He attributes much of his education to living in close relationship with the pacific ocean, with wind, waves, plankton, fish, sea mammals and ocean birds." They taught me about life, minds, communication, networks and the interconnections of all living things."

An illness interrupted his coastal life and sent him on another journey to resolve and understand his own experience and to apply his insights to helping other sick people. The results of this medical journey are found in the Alpha Nutrition Health Education Series. In 2000, he resumed his study of neuroscience topics and began assembling notes from over 30 years of study and contemplation to write books in the Philosophy and Neuroscience Series. The book, the Human Brain acts as a bridge between the practical and medical emphasis in the Alpha Education Series and the Psychology Series.

Music

Since the early 1970s, Stephen has been involved with music, electronics, synthesizers and the study of psychoacoustics. He started playing the piano at age 5and in high school became involved in bands and popular music as a trumpet player. He continues to play keyboards and plays the trumpet and flugelhorn on the keyboard in many of his arrangements. He stated:" I hold beautiful music to be the greatest creation of humans."  The Persona Digital studio was rebuilt in 2006.

Stephen now produces a steady stream of recordings and is working on a Composing/Recording book for electronic musicians.