Evidence that the Lunar Cycle Influences Human Sleep
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Evidence that the Lunar Cycle Influences Human Sleep
Endogenous rhythms of circalunar periodicity (∼29.5 days) and their underlying molecular and genetic basis have been demonstrated in a number of marine species [1, 2]. In contrast, there is a great deal of folklore but no consistent association of moon cycles with human physiology and behavior [3]. Here we show that subjective and objective measures of sleep vary according to lunar phase and th...
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Biology
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0960-9822
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2013.06.029