--- title: Total Brain Blog - Self Monitoring and Self Care Brain Optimization Platform | Dr. Evian Gordon, MD, PhD description: Dr. Gordon is the Founder and Chief Medical Officer of MyBrainSolutions, the world's first digital brain tracking and optimization platform. He has more than 30 years experience in human brain research and is considered one of the originators of the field of integrative neuroscience. 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