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 has 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

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Alumni interview. University of Iowa.
4. "U.S. GAO - HRD-87-46 Food and Drug Administration: Food Additive Approval Process Followed for Aspartame, June 18, 1987". Retrieved 2008-09-05.
5. 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.