Dr. Manuel Matas is a clinical psychiatrist with forty years experience in the mental health field. He received his Medical Degree from the University of Manitoba and his Diploma in Psychiatry from McGill University. He spent most of his career working in university teaching hospitals. His accomplishments include many published articles in peer-reviewed psychiatric journals and many presentations at national psychiatric conferences.

Throughout his life he has had many experiences which could be deemed paranormal or anomalous. His book The Borders of Normal was intended to fight the stigma attached to these experiences, since many people who have these experiences are afraid to talk about them.