Ashton Graybiel

Ashton N. Graybiel (born July 24, 1902 in Port Huron (Michigan) , USA ; † January 27, 1995 in Pensacola , Florida ) was an American cardiologist , specialist in space medicine and author . He was head of the sensory physiology laboratories at NASA in Pensacola.

Life

Graybiel graduated from the University of Southern California and received his PhD from Harvard Medical School in 1930 . In 1934 he went to the "Cardiology Laboratory" at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston .

From 1936 to 1943 he was employed at the "Fatigue Laboratory" at Harvard University . During the Second World War he came to the "Naval Aerospace Medical Institute" in Pensacola, of which he was director from 1945 to 1970 after the war.

After all, from 1970 to 1980 he was the head of the “Department of Biological Sciences” at the newly established “Naval Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory” in Pensacola.

Graybiel was a member of numerous professional organizations and 1954 President of the "American College of Cardiology". He has received countless awards including the Distinguished Service Award, NASA's highest honor.

His daughter, Ann M. Graybiel, is a well-known neurobiologist.

Works

Graybiel published more than 400 writings and books, the last one he did with his son-in-law and long-time partner, Dr. James R. Lackner had written in the last year of his life in 1994. Lackner was known in 1988 for his description of the phenomenon of the Pinocchio illusion .

Honors

The "Ashton Graybiel Spatial Orientation Laboratory" at Brandeis University , which began its work on October 20, 1982, was named after him.

Web links

• Biography with Bibliography and photo (Engl.) ( Memento of 21 June 2007 at the Internet Archive )
• Literature list in the online catalog of the Berlin State Library