psychobiology
Americannoun
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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.
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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.
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Etymology
Origin of psychobiology
From the German word Psychobiologie, dating back to 1900–05. See psycho-, biology
Example Sentences
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“The findings are both intriguing and sobering,’’ said Bertha Madras, a psychobiology professor and researcher at Harvard Medical School.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 2, 2022
“It’s just a whole process every time,” said the junior psychobiology major.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 29, 2022
“Nobody understands why this social facilitation of intake happens,” says Suzanne Higgs, professor of the psychobiology of appetite at the University of Birmingham.
From The Guardian • May 6, 2019
Bertha K. Madras, a professor of psychobiology at Harvard Medical School and member of the president’s commission, said she is happy with the White House’s recommendations.
From Washington Post • Mar. 18, 2018
But, after realizing that all the questions that interested him came down to perception and the brain, he majored in psychobiology, at U.C.L.A.
From The New Yorker • Mar. 30, 2015
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