Advances Brain Research and Neuroscience
ISSN: 3071-2750 | DOI: 10.64030/3071-2750
Dhienda C Shahannaz
Background/Objectives: This review explores whether astrological character typologies—rooted in symbolic zodiac signs and seasonality of birth—correlate with measurable personality traits, psychiatric disorders, and developmental neurobiology. Drawing on over 100 peer-reviewed studies across psychology, psychiatry, chronobiology, and mental health, we examine how astrology, typologies like MBTI, and planetary timing may interface with neurodevelopmental trajectories and trait expression.
Methods: Drawing on over 100 peer-reviewed studies across psychology, psychiatry, neuroendocrinology, and chronobiology, we examined data on birth-month effects, seasonal neurodevelopment, personality inventories (e.g., Big Five), and psychiatric incidence. These were systematically cross-compared with astrological archetypes to evaluate symbolic alignment with biological traits.
Results: Statistically significant associations were observed between season-of-birth and neuropsychiatric outcomes for example, higher schizophrenia rates in winter births and increased ADHD diagnoses in spring echoing traditional astrological depictions of psychological imbalance and stimulation. Fire-sign analogues (e.g., Aries, Leo, Sagittarius) showed correlations with extraversion and novelty-seeking, while water-sign types aligned with emotional sensitivity and affective vulnerability. Perinatal light exposure and circadian hormone cycles (e.g. melatonin, dopamine) appear to mediate these patterns.
Conclusions: Astrological archetypes may symbolically reflect underlying biopsychological rhythms capturing trends in temperament, personality structure, and psychiatric risk shaped by seasonal and chronobiological factors.