biopsychology
Mind-body-brain study
Biopsychology is the study of how biological processes—brain structure, genetics, hormones, neurotransmitters—shape behavior, thought, and emotion.
The field bridges biology and psychology, investigating questions like how brain damage affects personality or how neurochemistry influences mood.
Also called behavioral neuroscience or psychobiology.
State of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
- learningGaining knowledge gradually
emotion · awareness · sensation · reasoning · intelligence · thought · cognition · arousal
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
- cortexOrgan's external tissue
hippocampus · amygdala · neurotransmitter · glia · myelin · brainstem · cerebellum · thalamus
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- stimulus-responseInput-output behavioral pattern
- operantProducing an effect
learning · extinction · motivation · aggression · reward · punishment · psychopharmacology · addiction
Visualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- electroencephalogramBrain wave recording
- psychophysicsScience linking stimuli to perception
- experimentalTesting new methods
research · empirical · psychometrics · split-brain · ablation · quantitative · methodology · replication
Biological internal stability maintenance
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
- adrenalNear the kidneys
thyroid · hypothalamus · autonomic · somatic · hunger · thirst · fight-or-flight · cortisol
Fitting to new conditions
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
consciousness
State of sentient awareness
- perceptionMental interpretation of stimuli
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- attentionFocused mental awareness
learning · emotion · awareness · sensation · reasoning · intelligence · thought · cognition · arousal · motivation
neuron
Impulse-conducting cell
- synapseNerve signal crossing point
- axonNeuron's signal-sending projection
- dendriteNeuron's input branch
cortex · hippocampus · amygdala · neurotransmitter · glia · myelin · brainstem · cerebellum · thalamus · neuroplasticity
conditioning
Learned behavioral adaptation
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- habituationDiminished reaction over time
- stimulus-responseInput-output behavioral pattern
operant · learning · extinction · motivation · aggression · reward · punishment · psychopharmacology · addiction · tolerance
neuroimaging
Visualizing nervous system structure
- fMRIMagnetic neural activity imaging
- electroencephalogramBrain wave recording
- psychophysicsScience linking stimuli to perception
experimental · research · empirical · psychometrics · split-brain · ablation · quantitative · methodology · replication
homeostasis
Biological internal stability maintenance
- endocrineInternally secreting gland system
- hormonesBloodstream signaling molecules
- pituitaryBrain-base hormone gland
adrenal · thyroid · hypothalamus · autonomic · somatic · hunger · thirst · fight-or-flight · cortisol · testosterone
adaptation
Fitting to new conditions
- geneticsScience of hereditary transmission
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
biopsychologydualism
Philosophy of opposed pairs
mentalism · idealism · spiritualism · immaterialism · parapsychology
biology, biography, psychology, biological, biologist, psychological, psychosis, psychosomatic, psychotherapy