John Olney
John Olney (1932–April 14, 2015) was a medical doctor and a professor of psychiatry, pathology, and immunology at the Washington University School of Medicine. He is known for his work on brain damage. He coined the term excitotoxicity[1] in his 1969 paper published in Science.[2] Olney's lesions are named after him. In 1996 he was elected to the Institute of Medicine of the United States National Academy of Sciences.[3] He had campaigned for greater regulation of monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame[4] and other excitotoxins for over twenty years.[5] He died at his residence on April 14, 2015 at the age of 83.
References
- ↑ Evers, M.; Hollander, E. (2008). "Excitotoxicity in Autism". Autism. pp. 133–145. doi:10.1007/978-1-60327-489-0_6. ISBN 978-1-60327-488-3.
- ↑ Olney JW (May 1969). "Brain lesions, obesity, and other disturbances in mice treated with monosodium glutamate". Science. 164 (3880): 719–721. doi:10.1126/science.164.3880.719. PMID 5778021.
- ↑ Alumni interview. University of Iowa.
- ↑ "U.S. GAO - HRD-87-46 Food and Drug Administration: Food Additive Approval Process Followed for Aspartame, June 18, 1987". Retrieved 2008-09-05.
- ↑ Barinaga M (January 1990). "Amino acids: how much excitement is too much?". Science. 247 (4938): 20–22. doi:10.1126/science.2294587. PMID 2294587.
External links
- University of Iowa Medical School: Alumni Interview: John Olney, M.D.
- Washington University, Department of Psychiatry: John W. Olney, M.D.
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