1. relating to the relationship between mental processes and physical stimuli or bodily responses
Usage: technical; psychology and neuroscience
2. of or relating to psychophysics, the branch of psychology that studies how physical stimuli are perceived and experienced mentally
Usage: technical; psychology

Examples

• The psychophysical experiment measured how changes in light intensity affected participants' perception.
• Researchers studied the psychophysical relationship between sound frequency and loudness perception.
• Psychophysical methods help scientists understand the threshold at which humans detect sensory stimuli.
• The study examined psychophysical responses to temperature changes on the skin.
• Psychophysical research has revealed how the brain interprets visual contrast and depth.