ABSTRACT

Physiologic changes in mammals, including humans, are known to vary as a function of different lunar cycle phases. Importantly, the structure of the central nervous system (CNS) affects its functional status. A total of 15 healthy volunteers underwent magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) in each of the lunar cycles, with each subject undergoing a total of four imaging sessions. Size and volume of structures such as the hippocampus, subarachnoid space, lentiform nucleus, thalamus, and trigon, were measured by expert radiologists. Inter-phase differences in size and volume were determined. There was a significant difference between ventricular volume, whole-brain volume, hippocampal volume, lentiform nuclei volume, and thalamus diameter between the four lunar phases. The new moon had the lowest values than any other lunar phase in any reported structures. Importantly, the difference between the new moon and the third quarter lunar phase was always significant. There was no significant difference in subarachnoid space volume and trigone diameter of the ventricles in different lunar phases. The trigone was the smallest in the third quarter lunar phase. Our results suggest that lunar phases affect brain structures.

摘要

众所周知，包括人类在内的哺乳动物的生理变化会随着不同的月球周期阶段而变化。重要的是，中枢神经系统（CNS）的结构会影响其功能状态。在每个月球周期中，总共有15名健康志愿者接受了磁共振成像（MRI），每个受试者总共进行了4次成像。放射线专家测量了海马，蛛网膜下腔，蛛网状核，丘脑和三角等结构的大小和体积。确定大小和体积之间的相差。在四个月相之间，心室体积，全脑体积，海马体积，扁形核体积和丘脑直径之间存在显着差异。在报告的任何结构中，新月的值均低于其他任何月相。重要的是，新月与第三季度的月相之间的差异始终很大。在不同的月相时，蛛网膜下腔的容积和心室的三角骨直径没有显着差异。在第三季度的月相中，三角骨最小。我们的结果表明，月相会影响大脑结构。