{
  "retrieved_on": "2026-11-14",
  "method": "Four topical Europe PMC / PubMed queries. Journal-article or review records with DOI, title, authors and date; deduplicated by DOI and normalized title. Database import does not establish individual relevance, methodological quality or replication. No publisher abstracts or full texts reproduced.",
  "queries": {
    "neuro": {
      "query": "(TITLE:consciousness OR TITLE:\"conscious awareness\" OR TITLE:\"neural correlates of dreaming\") AND SRC:MED AND FIRST_PDATE:[1900-01-01 TO 2026-11-14] AND (PUB_TYPE:\"Journal Article\" OR PUB_TYPE:Review) NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retracted Publication\" NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retraction of Publication\"",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/search?query=%28TITLE%3Aconsciousness+OR+TITLE%3A%22conscious+awareness%22+OR+TITLE%3A%22neural+correlates+of+dreaming%22%29+AND+SRC%3AMED+AND+FIRST_PDATE%3A%5B1900-01-01+TO+2026-11-14%5D+AND+%28PUB_TYPE%3A%22Journal+Article%22+OR+PUB_TYPE%3AReview%29+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retracted+Publication%22+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retraction+of+Publication%22&format=json&pageSize=1000&resultType=core&sort=CITED+desc",
      "hit_count": 9906,
      "received": 1000,
      "eligible": 991
    },
    "ecm": {
      "query": "(TITLE_ABS:\"near-death experience\" OR TITLE_ABS:\"awareness during resuscitation\" OR TITLE:\"dying brain\" OR TITLE:\"consciousness during cardiopulmonary\") AND SRC:MED AND FIRST_PDATE:[1900-01-01 TO 2026-11-14] AND (PUB_TYPE:\"Journal Article\" OR PUB_TYPE:Review) NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retracted Publication\" NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retraction of Publication\"",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/search?query=%28TITLE_ABS%3A%22near-death+experience%22+OR+TITLE_ABS%3A%22awareness+during+resuscitation%22+OR+TITLE%3A%22dying+brain%22+OR+TITLE%3A%22consciousness+during+cardiopulmonary%22%29+AND+SRC%3AMED+AND+FIRST_PDATE%3A%5B1900-01-01+TO+2026-11-14%5D+AND+%28PUB_TYPE%3A%22Journal+Article%22+OR+PUB_TYPE%3AReview%29+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retracted+Publication%22+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retraction+of+Publication%22&format=json&pageSize=350&resultType=core&sort=CITED+desc",
      "hit_count": 222,
      "received": 222,
      "eligible": 204
    },
    "bio": {
      "query": "(TITLE_ABS:biophoton OR TITLE_ABS:biophotons OR TITLE_ABS:\"ultraweak photon\" OR TITLE_ABS:\"ultra-weak photon\") AND SRC:MED AND FIRST_PDATE:[1900-01-01 TO 2026-11-14] AND (PUB_TYPE:\"Journal Article\" OR PUB_TYPE:Review) NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retracted Publication\" NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retraction of Publication\"",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/search?query=%28TITLE_ABS%3Abiophoton+OR+TITLE_ABS%3Abiophotons+OR+TITLE_ABS%3A%22ultraweak+photon%22+OR+TITLE_ABS%3A%22ultra-weak+photon%22%29+AND+SRC%3AMED+AND+FIRST_PDATE%3A%5B1900-01-01+TO+2026-11-14%5D+AND+%28PUB_TYPE%3A%22Journal+Article%22+OR+PUB_TYPE%3AReview%29+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retracted+Publication%22+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retraction+of+Publication%22&format=json&pageSize=350&resultType=core&sort=CITED+desc",
      "hit_count": 364,
      "received": 350,
      "eligible": 316
    },
    "fields": {
      "query": "((TITLE_ABS:consciousness AND (TITLE_ABS:quantum OR TITLE_ABS:electromagnetic OR TITLE_ABS:microtubule)) OR (TITLE_ABS:DNA AND TITLE_ABS:\"electromagnetic signals\")) AND SRC:MED AND FIRST_PDATE:[1900-01-01 TO 2026-11-14] AND (PUB_TYPE:\"Journal Article\" OR PUB_TYPE:Review) NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retracted Publication\" NOT PUB_TYPE:\"Retraction of Publication\"",
      "url": "https://www.ebi.ac.uk/europepmc/webservices/rest/search?query=%28%28TITLE_ABS%3Aconsciousness+AND+%28TITLE_ABS%3Aquantum+OR+TITLE_ABS%3Aelectromagnetic+OR+TITLE_ABS%3Amicrotubule%29%29+OR+%28TITLE_ABS%3ADNA+AND+TITLE_ABS%3A%22electromagnetic+signals%22%29%29+AND+SRC%3AMED+AND+FIRST_PDATE%3A%5B1900-01-01+TO+2026-11-14%5D+AND+%28PUB_TYPE%3A%22Journal+Article%22+OR+PUB_TYPE%3AReview%29+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retracted+Publication%22+NOT+PUB_TYPE%3A%22Retraction+of+Publication%22&format=json&pageSize=350&resultType=core&sort=CITED+desc",
      "hit_count": 434,
      "received": 350,
      "eligible": 340
    }
  },
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  "editorial_records": 38,
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  "direct_records": 1115,
  "context_records": 181,
  "relevance_screening": "Titles screened individually, with available abstract excerpts consulted for ambiguous records. Incidental loss-of-consciousness cases, unrelated applications and social/health-consciousness usages excluded. Topical screening is not a methodological review. This curated search is not exhaustive or systematic."
}