The Function of the Psycho-Biochemistry Laboratory

been recognized by the establishment of the pioneer Psychobiochemistry Laboratory in the Psychological Clinic of the University of Pennsylvania, in September, 1924. The inter-relationship of physiology and psychology is becoming more evident. The recent example of Pavlov and others who presented papers at both the meetings of the International Congress of Psychology and the International Congress of Physiology is a case in point. It is of interest to note that the point of view in physiology has shifted from the mechanical and morphologic to the dynamic and biochemical. With this change have come extensive advances in the field of physiology. While it is true that psychology cannot afford entirely to wait for progress in other experimental sciences, it should not, however, neglect the findings that become available in the fields of physiology and biochemistry. This