College of Liberal Arts

Department of Psychology

John W. Wright

Regents Professor

Ph.D. Michigan State University, 1971

 

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

 

Classes Taught:

Psychology 502: Research Design
Psychology 505: Teaching Psychology
Psychology 574: Physiological Psychology

Research Interests:

Alzheimer's Disease
Neurochemistry of Memory Consolidation
Parkinson's Disease
Stroke related motor dysfunctions

Selected Publications :

Wright, J.W., and Harding, J.W.  2010. The brain RAS and Alzheimer’s disease.  Experimental Neurology, 223, 326-333.

Yamamoto, B.J., Elias, P.D., Masino, J.A., Hudson, B.D., McCoy, A.T., Anderson, Z.J., Varnum, M.D., Sardinia, M.F., Wright, J.W., and Harding, J.W. 2010.  The angiotensin IV analogue Nle-Tyr-Leu -(CH2-NH2)-His-Pro-Phe (Norleual) can act as a Hepatocyte Growth Factor/c-Met inhibitor.  Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics, 333, 161-173.

Wright, J.W, and Harding, J.W.  2011.  Brain renin-angiotensin – A new look at an old system.  Progress in Neurobiology 95:49-67.

Natarajan, R, Wright JW, and Harding JW. 2011.  Nicotine-induced conditioned place preference in adolescent female rats.  Pharmacology, Biochemistry and Behavior, 99: 519-523.

Benoist C, Wright JW,, Wayman GA, and Harding JW. 2011.  Facilitation of hippocampal synaptogenesis and spatial memory by C-terminal truncated Nle1-angiotensin IV analogs.  Journal of Pharmacological and Experimental Therapeutics, (June 30, E pub ahead of print).

John W. Wright

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