psychophysiology

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

noun

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

psychophysiology

/ ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ; ˌsaɪkəʊˌfɪzɪəˈlɒdʒɪkəl /

noun

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

Derived Forms

• ˌpsychoˌphysiˈologist, noun
• psychophysiological, adjective

Other Words From

• psycho·physi·olo·gist noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of psychophysiology¹

First recorded in 1830–40; psycho- + physiology

Example Sentences

We owe to this our present-day experimental psychology or "psychophysiology," as the French call it.

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Leoh became a student once again, then a researcher, and finally a Professor of Psychophysiology.

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The relations so determined constitute the newest of the sciences, psychophysiology or psychophysics.

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