Análise Bibliométrica Das Publicações Científicas Sobre Experiências Relacionadas À Possibilidade Da Autonomia Da Consciência Além Do Cérebro

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Análise Bibliométrica Das Publicações Científicas Sobre Experiências Relacionadas À Possibilidade Da Autonomia Da Consciência Além Do Cérebro UNIVERSIDADE FEDERAL DE JUIZ DE FORA PROGRAMA DE PÓS-GRADUAÇÃO EM SAÚDE JORGE CECÍLIO DAHER JÚNIOR Análise Bibliométrica das Publicações Científicas sobre Experiências Relacionadas à Possibilidade da Autonomia da Consciência Além do Cérebro JUIZ DE FORA 2016 JORGE CECÍLIO DAHER JÚNIOR Análise Bibliométrica das Publicações Científicas sobre Experiências Relacionadas à Possibilidade da Autonomia da Consciência Além do Cérebro Dissertação apresentada ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde, da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora, como requisito à obtenção do grau de Mestre em Saúde. Área de concentração: Saúde Brasileira Orientador: Prof. Dr. Giancarlo Lucchetti Coorientador: Prof. Dr. Alexander Moreira de Almeida JUIZ DE FORA 2016 JORGE CECÍLIO DAHER JÚNIOR “Análise Bibliométrica das Publicações Científicas sobre Experiências Relacionadas à Possibilidade da Autonomia da Consciência Além do Cérebro”. Dissertação de Mestrado submetida ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Saúde, da Universidade Federal de Juiz de Fora – UFJF, como parte dos requisitos necessários à obtenção do título de Mestre em Saúde. Aprovado em: _____/_____/_____ _________________________________________________ Giancarlo Lucchetti (Orientador) - UFJF _________________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Gustavo Arja Castañon – UFJF _________________________________________________ Prof. Dr. Mario Peres – Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein AGRADECIMENTOS: Agradeço eternamente: A Deus, Inteligência Suprema, Causa Primária de todas as coisas. Ao meu pai, que esteve presente em todos os instantes de minha vida e me permitiu partilhar de sua saudosa partida. À minha mãe, Nelly, por ser a eterna incentivadora de meus passos, em todos os caminhos que escolhi. À Ju, minha esposa, que me encontrou perdido e trouxe a luz que guia meus passos, que tolerou sem qualquer objeção os dias de repouso trocados por trabalho e pesquisa, que me apoiou em todos os instantes e auxiliou cada etapa com estímulo à perseverança. A Marlene Nobre, por tudo o que um filho pode agradecer a uma mãe espiritual que lhe abriu as portas para realizar um compromisso antes relegado. Ao meu orientador, amigo e companheiro, Giancarlo, à minha irmã Alessandra, pela confiança e por não me permitirem parar. RESUMO: Introdução: A hipótese da autonomia da consciência em relação ao cérebro é um tema controverso sobre o qual há uma longa história de investigações científicas. Entretanto, ainda não se realizou uma análise sistematizada das publicações sobre esse tema, que possibilite conhecer o estado da arte nesse campo e determinar lacunas e limitações metodológicas. Objetivos: Fazer um levantamento bibliométrico das publicações que investigaram experiências habitualmente associadas à possibilidade da existência da consciência independente do cérebro nas principais bases de dados científicos. Métodos: Avaliaram-se todos os artigos contidos no Pubmed, Web of Knowledge, PsycINFO, Science Direct e Scopus até 31/12/2015, através de operadores booleanos, envolvendo os seguintes campos: Experiências de quase morte(NDE), Experiências fora do corpo(OBE), Experiências de final de vida(ELE), Possessão(POS), Memórias sugestivas de vidas passadas(PLM), Mediunidade(MED), transcomunicação, detecção de “espíritos” e relação mente-cérebro. Foram excluídos artigos científicos fora do tema ou de outras áreas, publicações não científicas, referências de livros e capítulos de livros. Resultados: Dos 9065 artigos encontrados, 1954 artigos foram incluídos (598 NDE, 223 OBE, 56 ELE, 224 POS, 244 PLM, 565 MED, 44 outros). Ao longo das décadas, notou-se um aumento na quantidade de artigos em todos os campos avaliados, com exceção dos estudos em Mediunidade, no qual houve um declínio no final do sec XX e uma retomada no sec XXI. Em relação aos tipos de artigos, com exceção de Past-life memories e End-of-life experiences (predominando estudos originais), os demais campos possuíram predomínio de artigos de revisão. Os artigos foram publicados em periódicos com fator de impacto médio comparável com outras áreas da ciência, como por exemplo psicologia positiva e reabilitação cardiovascular. Conclusão: De forma geral as pesquisas sobre sobrevivência da consciência têm aumentado nas últimas décadas, em revistas com fator de impacto semelhante ao de outras áreas, porém com predomínio de revisões. A identificação dessas lacunas pode auxiliar na elaboração de novas pesquisas na área. Palavras-chave: Mind-brain relationship, near death experiences, end of life experiences, out of body experiences, bibliometrics ABSTRACT Introduction: The hypothesis of autonomy of the consciousness in relation to the brain is a controversial subject with a long history of scientific investigations. To date, however, no systematic analysis of the publications on this topic, establishing the state of art in this field and identifying methodological gaps and limitations, has been conducted. Objectives: To conduct a bibliometric search of publications investigating experiences commonly associated with the possibility of the existence of a consciousness independent of the brain held on the main scientific databases. Methods: A search of all articles held on the Pubmed, Web of Knowledge, PsycINFO, Science Direct and Scopus databases up to 31/12/2015 was performed with boolean operators involving the following fields: Near-death experiences (NDE), Out-of-body experiences (OBE), End-of-life experiences (ELE), Possession (POS), Memories suggestive of past lives (PLM), Mediumship (MED), transcommunication, detection of “spirits” and mind-brain relationship. Scientific articles unrelated to the topic or on other areas, unscientific publications, book references and book chapters were all excluded. Results: Of the 9065 articles retrieved, 1954 were included (598 NDE, 223 OBE, 56 ELE, 224 POS, 244 PLM, 565 MED, 44 others). Over the decades, there was an evident increase in the number of articles on all the fields, with the exception of studies on Mediumship which showed a decline during the late twentieth century and subsequent rise in the early twenty-first century. Regarding the types of articles found, with the exception of Past-life memories and End-of-life experiences (mostly original studies), publications were predominantly review articles. The articles were published in journals with an average impact factor similar to other areas of science, such as positive psychology and cardiovascular rehabilitation. Conclusion: Overall, publications of studies on survival of the consciousness have tended to increase over recent decades in journals with similar impact factors to other areas, although these studies were predominantly review articles. Identifying gaps can help guide future studies in the area. Keywords: Mind-brain relationship, near-death experiences, end-of-life experiences, out-of-body experiences, bibliometrics. LISTA DE TABELAS: Tabela 1 Palavras-Chave utilizadas para a pesquisa .......................... 54 Tabela 2 Panorama geral do campo Mediunidade ............................... 65 Tabela 3 Autores do campo Mediunidade ............................................ 66 Tabela 4 Principais revistas do campo Mediunidade ........................... 67 Tabela 5 Principais países campo Mediunidade .................................. 68 Tabela 6 Panorama geral do campo Mediunidade, excluídos artigos referentes a Telepatia ................................................................................. 69 Tabela 7 Panorama geral do campo EQM ........................................... 74 Tabela 8 Autores do campo EQM ........................................................ 75 Tabela 9 Principais revistas do campo EQM ........................................ 76 Tabela 10 Principais países campo EQM .............................................. 77 Tabela 11 Panorama geral do campo EFV ............................................ 80 Tabela 12 Autores do campo EFV ......................................................... 81 Tabela 13 Principais revistas do campo EFV ......................................... 83 Tabela 14 Principais países campo EFV ................................................ 84 Tabela 15 Panorama geral do campo EFC ............................................ 87 Tabela 16 Autores no campo EFC ......................................................... 89 Tabela 17 Principais revistas do campo EFC ......................................... 90 Tabela 18 Principais países do campo EFC .......................................... 91 Tabela 19 Panorama geral do campo MVP ........................................... 95 Tabela 20 Autores do campo MVP ......................................................... 96 Tabela 21 Principais revistas do campo MVP ........................................ 97 Tabela 22 Principais países campo MVP ............................................... 98 Tabela 23 Panorama geral do campo Possessão .................................. 101 Tabela 24 Autores do campo Possessão ............................................... 102 Tabela 25 Principais revistas do campo Possessão .............................. 104 Tabela 26 Principais países campo Possessão ..................................... 105 Tabela 27 Panorama geral dos campos RMC, TC, DE .......................... 107 Lista de Figuras Figura 1 Estratégia de Pesquisa .......................................................... 61 Figura 2 Publicações ao longo dos anos campo Mediunidade ........... 64 Figura 3 Panorama das publicações ao longo dos anos no campo Mediunidade,
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