John Olney

 ( American Medical Researchers ) 

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

in his 1969 paper published in Science. 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. Alumni interview . University of Iowa. He had campaigned for greater regulation of monosodium glutamate (MSG), aspartame and other excitotoxins for over twenty years. He died at his residence on April 14, 2015 at the age of 83.

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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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