史蒂夫•彼得斯博士是一名精神病顧問，從事臨床精神病學研究二十多年。他獲得瞭數學和醫學學士學位，醫學教育、運動醫學、教育和精神病學專業碩士學位。他於1994年開始擔任英國謝菲爾德大學的高級講師，是醫學院負責本科教學的院長，還是英國皇傢大學考試組委會成員之一。

此外，他為精英體育運動隊的隊員們提供谘詢，從2001年開始擔任英國自行車隊的長駐精神病醫師，現任天空職業自行車隊的長駐精神病醫師。他的大腦管理模式受到很多人的稱贊，受這種大腦管理模式的影響，英國精英自行車隊選手的錶現登峰造極，在2008年的北京奧運會上奪得瞭14枚奬牌，其中有8枚金牌。

他的貢獻還涉及12種其他的奧林匹剋運動項目，包括跆拳道和皮劃艇，還有英格蘭橄欖球和英格蘭足球超級聯賽。

除瞭為精英體育運動員提供谘詢，史蒂夫•彼得斯博士還為企業總裁、高級主管、醫院工作人員、病人和大學生提供谘詢，幫助他們理解他們的思想和行為，以及如何進行思維調節從而讓自己在工作和個人生活中都錶現齣最好的狀態。

史蒂夫•彼得斯博士的黑猩猩模式適用範圍廣，幾乎所有人都可以采用這種模式來管理大腦，控製人的非理性衝動。

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