psychobiology

American  

[sahy-koh-bahy-ol-uh-jee] / ˌsaɪ koʊ baɪˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

1. 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.

2. 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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psychobiology British  

/ ˌsaɪkəʊˌbaɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌsaɪkəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ /

noun

1. psychol the attempt to understand the psychology of organisms in terms of their biological functions and structures

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Other Word Forms

• psychobiologic adjective
• psychobiological adjective
• psychobiologically adverb
• psychobiologist noun

Etymology

Origin of psychobiology

From the German word Psychobiologie, dating back to 1900–05. See psycho-, biology

Example Sentences

Prof Graham Finlayson, Chair in Psychobiology, University of Leeds, said it was reasonable to be cautious, especially in children, but the evidence wasn't strong enough to dismiss non-sugar sweeteners as a tool for reducing sugar intake.

From BBC

Importantly, this doesn’t mean that children with these differences in anatomy will inevitably go on to try drugs, said Dr. Bertha Madras, a psychobiology professor at Harvard Medical School, who was not involved with the study either.

From Salon

"This paper is important because it provides, for the first time, evidence of the existence of a link between frailty in older adults and intensity of the response to T. gondii infection," said co-author Blanca Laffon, a professor of psychobiology at the Interdisciplinary Centre of Chemistry and Biology at University of A Coruña.

From Science Daily

According to Dr. Martin Picard, Ph.D., associate professor, and director of the Mitochondrial Psychobiology Group at Columbia University Irving Medical Center in New York, "stress experiences will naturally affect our biology. Our body will have very real psycho-biological responses."

From Salon

“The findings are both intriguing and sobering,’’ said Bertha Madras, a psychobiology professor and researcher at Harvard Medical School.

From Seattle Times