noun
psychobiology
Academic term for the interdisciplinary study of the biological bases of behavior and mental processes.
精神生物学は、脳と行動の関係を研究する学問です。
Psychobiology is a field that studies the relationship between the brain and behavior.
Compound of 精神 (seishin, 'mind, psyche') + 生物学 (seibutsugaku, 'biology'). A calque of English 'psychobiology'.