psychophysiology

[ sahy-koh-fiz-ee-ol-uh-jee ]

/ ˌsaɪ koʊˌfɪz iˈɒl ə dʒi /

noun

the branch of physiology that deals with the interrelation of mental and physical phenomena.

Nearby words

psychophysical, psychophysical parallelism, psychophysics, psychophysiologic disorder, psychophysiological, psychophysiology, psychopomp, psychoprophylaxis, psychosensory, psychosexual, psychosexual development

Origin of psychophysiology

First recorded in 1830–40; psycho- + physiology

Related forms

psy·cho·phys·i·ol·o·gist, noun

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Examples from the Web for psychophysiology

Leoh became a student once again, then a researcher, and finally a Professor of Psychophysiology.
The Dueling Machine|Benjamin William Bova
The relations so determined constitute the newest of the sciences, psychophysiology or psychophysics.
Herbert Spencer|J. Arthur Thomson
We owe to this our present-day experimental psychology or "psychophysiology," as the French call it.
Collected Papers on Analytical Psychology|C. G. Jung

British Dictionary definitions for psychophysiology

psychophysiology

/ (ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ) /

noun

the branch of psychology concerned with the physiological basis of mental processes

Derived Forms

psychophysiological (ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl), adjectivepsychophysiologist, noun

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Medicine definitions for psychophysiology

psychophysiology

[ sī′kō-fĭz′ē-ŏl′ə-jē ]

n.

The study of correlations between the mind, behavior, and bodily mechanisms.physiological psychology

Related forms

psy′cho•phys′i•o•log′i•cal (-ə-lŏj′ĭ-kəl) null adj.