College of Liberal Arts

Department of Psychology

John W. Wright

Professor

Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1971

 

Contact Information:
Email: wrightjw@wsu.edu
Office: Johnson Tower 317
Phone: (509) 335-2329

 

Classes Taught:

Psychology 473: Advanced Physiological Psychology
Psychology 502: Research Design
Psychology 505: Teaching Introductory Psychology
Psychology 574: Physiological Psychology

Research Interests:

Alzheimer's Disease
Neurochemistry of Memory Consolidation
Habituation
Stroke
Hypertension

Selected Publications :

Olson, M.L., Meighan, P.C., Brown, T.E., Asay, A.L., Harding, J.W. and Wright, J.W. 2008. Hippocampal MMP-3 elevation is associated with passive avoidance conditioning. Regularity peptides, 146:19-25.

Wright, J.W., Yamamoto, B.J., and Harding, J.W. 2008. Angiotensin receptor subtype mediated physiologies and behaviors: New discoveries and clinical target. Progress in Neurobiology, 84:157-181.

Holtfreter, K.L., Murphy, E.S., Harding, J.W. and Wright, J.W. 2008. Effect of suprachiasmatic nucleus lesions on habituation of the head-shake response. Neuroscience Letters, 439:203-207

Wright, J.W., and Harding, J.W. 2008. The angiotensin AT4 receptor subtype as a target for the treatment of memory dysfunction associated with Alzheimer's disease. Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System. Invited review, in press.

John W. Wright

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