Biological Psychology
Overview
Biological Psychology is a peer-reviewed journal that focuses on the intersection of biology and psychology, exploring the biological basis of behavior and mental processes. It publishes research articles, reviews, and theoretical papers, covering topics such as neuroscience, genetics, psychophysiology, and cognitive neuroscience. The journal aims to advance our understanding of the biological mechanisms underlying human and animal behavior, providing valuable insights into the complex relationship between biology and psychology.
Details
Details
Abbr.
Biol Psychol
Start
1973
End
Continuing
Frequency
Nine no. a year
p-ISSN
0301-0511
e-ISSN
1873-6246
Country
Netherlands
Language
English
Specialty
Psychiatry
Metrics
Metrics
h-index / Ranks: 1490
146
SJR / Ranks: 4604
881
CiteScore / Ranks: 5670
4.60
JIF / Ranks: 4138
2.6
Recent Articles
1.
Rappaport B, Weinberg A, Glazer J, Grzelak L, Maher R, Zinbarg R, et al.
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Mar;
196:109000.
PMID: 40058452
Brain-based markers of psychopathology reflect risk factors for future mental illness or indicators of current disease states. One solution to differentiating trait-like risk factors from indicators of disease states is...
2.
Tyra A, Young D, Ginty A
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Mar;
196:109007.
PMID: 40054596
Experimental research has shown instructed suppression is associated with heightened physiological responses during a single active stress exposure, with heightened responses to stress being a potential underlying mechanism linking suppression...
3.
Wu D, Liu N, Wang Y, Wang P, Sun K, Zhang P
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Mar;
196:109008.
PMID: 40032237
Visual perceptual learning (VPL) leads to improvements in visual skills after practice or training in visual perceptual tasks. Evidence suggests that newly formed skills are preferentially consolidated by the brain...
4.
Lu Y, Chen L
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
195:109006.
PMID: 40015505
The emotion-cognition interaction has been extensively explored by using threat-related stimuli, such as fearful and angry faces, as well as threatening animals. It has been suggested that threat signals conveyed...
5.
Ganzel A, Shalev H, Hochman S, Zultan R, Cohen N, Naparstek S
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
:109004.
PMID: 39987954
Emotional stimuli, especially negative ones, have been shown to impair cognitive performance. Previous studies demonstrated that tasks that recruit cognitive control attenuate the emotional interference effect, enhancing emotion regulation. The...
6.
Ku L, Lai V
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
195:109003.
PMID: 39987953
Older adults (OAs) often prioritize positive over negative information during word processing, termed as positivity bias. However, it is unclear how OAs update the affective representation of a word in...
7.
Guida E, Addabbo M, Turati C
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
195:109005.
PMID: 39983810
Infant cues are known to play a crucial role in eliciting caregiving responses, making them essential for survival and development of offspring. Yet, it is still unknown whether infant faces...
8.
Hofer M, Blume L, Turner B, Schafer L, Croy I, Hummel T
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
195:109002.
PMID: 39965706
Objective: Olfactory disorders are associated with poor sexual and mental wellbeing, but prior work mainly consists of retrospective and cross-sectional reports. The current study assessed their prospective associations. Methods: 73...
9.
Lee S, Chou T
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
195:108998.
PMID: 39952428
The COVID-19 pandemic, unlike natural disasters that cause short-term stress, has led to prolonged psychological strain, increasing attentional biases toward health threats and worsening mental health. Prolonged exposure to pandemic-related...
10.
Adamic E, Croy I, Geisler M
Biol Psychol
. 2025 Feb;
195:109001.
PMID: 39921054
Interoception is a bidirectional process, with both descending predictions and ascending sensation playing a role in the regulation and perception of homeostatic states. Mistuning of both streams has been associated...