Jennings J Richard
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA, USA.
Am Psychol. 2007 Sep;62(6):598-9. doi: 10.1037/0003-066X.62.6.598.
John I. Lacey died on June 27, 2004. He was one of the pioneers in the integration of psychology and physiology. He worked to establish concepts that cut across disciplines -- eschewing specialization within a cross-disciplinary area. Although a guiding figure in the founding of the Society for Neuroscience, John remained very active in the American Psychological Association (APA) and the Society for Psychophysiological Research until his professional retirement. John's career was characterized by a focused search for specific mechanisms defining how psychological processes interact with physiological processes. John Lacey has left us a legacy of a scientific approach that focuses directly on the relation between psychological concepts and their realization in physiological function. His creativity and breadth of knowledge contributed mightily to the currently burgeoning fields of neuroscience and behavioral medicine. His approach reminds us to continue to include solid psychological science when venturing into these fields.
约翰·I·莱西于2004年6月27日去世。他是心理学与生理学整合领域的先驱之一。他致力于建立跨越学科的概念——避免在跨学科领域内进行专业化。尽管约翰是神经科学学会创立过程中的引领人物,但在其职业退休前,他在美国心理学会(APA)和心理生理研究学会中一直非常活跃。约翰的职业生涯以专注于寻找界定心理过程与生理过程如何相互作用的特定机制为特点。约翰·莱西给我们留下了一种科学方法的遗产,这种方法直接关注心理概念与其在生理功能中的实现之间的关系。他的创造力和知识广度对当前蓬勃发展的神经科学和行为医学领域做出了巨大贡献。他的方法提醒我们,在涉足这些领域时要继续纳入坚实的心理科学。