Swiss researchers said Thursday that people really do have a hard time getting a good night’s sleep when the moon is full, even when they can’t see it.
瑞士研究人員週四指出，當月圓時，人們難以得到好的睡眠品質，就算他們看不見月亮也一樣。
The results of a study on 33 volunteers published in the journal Current Biology showed that people took longer to fall asleep at night and slept for a shorter time during a full moon.
一項刊載於《當代生物學》、針對33位自願者所進行的實驗指出，月圓之夜時，人們花更久的時間入睡，而且睡眠時間會較短。
The volunteers were monitored on two separate nights, and were not aware of the cycle of the moon during their time in the sleep lab.
受試者在兩個不同的夜晚被監測著，而且他們在睡眠實驗室的時候並未被告知當時月亮圓缺情形。
When there was a full moon, people slept an average of 19 minutes less and took five minutes longer to fall asleep than they did when there was a new moon.
當滿月之夜時，受試者較新月夜平均晚睡19分鐘，而且至少晚5分鐘才入眠。
"The lunar cycle seems to influence human sleep, even when one does not ’see’ the moon and is not aware of the actual moon phase," said Christian Cajochen of the Psychiatric Hospital of the University of Basel.
「月亮的盈虧變化似乎會影響人類睡眠，不管我們是否親眼看見月亮，或知不知道今天月亮的盈虧情況」，瑞士巴塞爾大學精神病醫院的凱喬承說。
Study participants also reported feeling less well rested, and showed lower levels of melatonin, a hormone that regulates sleep and wake cycles, during the full moon.
在月圓之夜的時候，受試者也表示覺得睡眠品質不好，顯示出腦中褪黑激素含量較低，褪黑激素是與生理時鐘相關的荷爾蒙。
"To our knowledge, this is the first report of a lunar influence on objective sleep parameters," the study said.（AFP）
「就我們所知道的，這是第一份月亮會影響睡眠的報告」，研究表示。（法新社）
新聞辭典
monitor：名詞，監視器。動詞，監控、監測。例句：It’s safer to install a home monitor.（裝個家用監視器會安全些。）
asleep：形容詞，睡著的、缺乏警惕的。副詞，進入睡眠狀態。例句：Do you have trouble falling asleep?（你有難入眠的困擾嗎？）
be aware of：片語，意識到。例句：He doesn’t seem to be aware of the serious problem.（他好像沒意識到這嚴重的問題。）
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