Psychological process

A *psychological process* refers broadly to the internal mental activities that underlie human behavior and experience. These include perception (how we interpret sensory information), memory (how we store and recall information), learning (acquiring new knowledge or skills), emotion (feelings such as happiness or fear), motivation (drives that initiate behavior), cognition (thinking and reasoning), among others[1][4][6]. Psychological processes are studied in fields like psychology and neuroscience to understand how the mind works in relation to physiological events in the nervous system[1][8]. They do not represent single molecules or defined biological structures but rather complex interactions between neural circuits, biochemical pathways, genetics, environment, and experience. In summary: “Psychological process” is an umbrella term for various mental functions; it is neither a molecule nor a recognized therapeutic target. It cannot be classified within standard molecular families used in pharmacology or drug discovery. Any attempt to map this term onto structured data for biomedical targets would be incorrect.

Other names

Mental processCognitive functionPsychological function