psychobiology
the use of biological methods to study normal and abnormal emotional and cognitive processes, as the anatomical basis of memory or neurochemical abnormalities in schizophrenia.
the branch of biology dealing with the relations or interactions between body and behavior, especially as exhibited in the nervous system, receptors, effectors, or the like.
Origin of psychobiology
1Other words from psychobiology
- psy·cho·bi·o·log·i·cal [sahy-koh-bahy-uh-loj-i-kuhl], /ˌsaɪ koʊˌbaɪ əˈlɒdʒ ɪ kəl/, psy·cho·bi·o·log·ic, adjective
- psy·cho·bi·ol·o·gist, noun
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British Dictionary definitions for psychobiology
/ (ˌsaɪkəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /
psychol the attempt to understand the psychology of organisms in terms of their biological functions and structures
Derived forms of psychobiology
- psychobiological (ˌsaɪkəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjective
- psychobiologically, adverb
- psychobiologist, noun
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