psychobiology

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The study of the biological basis for cognition and other mental processes.
  2. The branch of psychology that interprets psychological phenomena in terms of adaptation to biological, environmental, etc. factors.

Word forms

psychobiology psychobiologies

Etymology

From psycho- + biology.

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