John Wayne Mason
John Wayne Mason | |
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| Born | February 9, 1924 Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | March 4, 2014 (aged 90) |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Bloomington |
| Known for | Integrative psychoendocrinology |
| Spouse | Joyce Ann Towne |
| Awards | Nomination for Rockefeller Award (1973), Medal of the Pavlovian Society (1985), President’s Award, American Psychosomatic Society (2000) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Physiology, psychoendocrinology, neuropsychiatry |
| Institutions | Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, West Haven VA Medical Center, Yale University School of Medicine |
John Wayne Mason (February 9, 1924 – March 4, 2014) was an American physiologist and researcher who specialized in the interplay between human emotions and the endocrine system. Mason is regarded as an international leader and theoretician in the field of stress research, where he was one of the field's most prominent voices speaking out against the reigning model of stress promoted by Hans Selye.