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| In psychology, biological psychology, also known as
biopsychology and psychobiology, is the application of the
principles of biology to the study of mental processes and
behavior. A psychobiologist, for instance, may compare the
imprinting behavior in goslings to the early attachment behavior
in human infants and construct theory around these two
phenomena. Biological psychologists may often be interested in
measuring some biological variable, e.g. an anatomical,
physiological, or genetic variable, in an attempt to relate it
quantitatively or qualitatively to a psychological or behavioral
variable, and thus contribute to evidence based practice. The
study of biological psychology dates back to Avicenna
(980-1037), a Persian psychologist and physician who in The
Canon of Medicine, recognized physiological psychology in the
treatment of illnesses involving emotions, and developed a syste