Biological psychology is the study of psychological processes in terms of biological functions. Not only does it play a key role in the study of artificial intelligence, but the drive to find physical solutions to the addictions and psychiatric disorders which afflict modern society is increasing in momentum. A major obstacle to understanding and dialogue in the field has always been the terminology. The terms in this dictionary are drawn from a variety of non-psychological sources such as clinical medicine, psychiatry and neuroscience as well as specialist areas of psychology such as...

The fascinating and rapidly growing field of biological psychology also widely known as biopsychology, behavioural neuroscience, or psychobiology is concerned with the relationship between brain and behaviour. Broadly speaking, biological psychologists seek to understand dizzyingly difficult questions about how biological processes underlie normal (and abnormal) behaviour and other psychological states and processes.

As research in and around biological psychology burgeons as never before, this new four-volume collection from Routledge s acclaimed Critical Concepts in...

Biological Psychology is the study of psychological processes in terms of biological functions. A major obstacle to understanding dialogue in the field has always been its terminology which is drawn from a variety of non-psychological sources such as clinical medicine, psychiatry and neuroscience, as well as specialist areas of psychology such as ethology, learning theory and psychophysics. For the first time, a distinguished international team of contributors has now drawn these terms together and defined them both in terms of their physical properties and their behavioural significance. The...