References

Photobiomodulation, Mitochondria & Mechanisms

Chung, H., Dai, T., Sharma, S. K., et al. (2012). The nuts and bolts of low-level laser (light) therapy. Annals of Biomedical Engineering, 40(2), 516–533.
de Freitas, L. F., & Hamblin, M. R. (2016). Proposed mechanisms of photobiomodulation or low-level light therapy. IEEE Journal of Selected Topics in Quantum Electronics, 22(3), 7000417.
Hamblin, M. R. (2018). Mechanisms and applications of photobiomodulation. Photochemistry and Photobiology, 94(2), 199–212.
Karu, T. I. (1999). Primary and secondary mechanisms of action of visible to near-IR radiation on cells. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 49(1), 1 17.
Karu, T. I., & Afanas’ev, G. G. (1995). Cytochrome c oxidase as the primary photoacceptor for red-to-near IR radiation. Laser Therapy, 7(4), 193–200.
Farivar, S., Malekshahabi, T., & Shiari, R. (2014). Biological effects of low-level laser therapy. Lasers in Medical Science, 29(1), 275–286.

Biophotons & Ultra-Weak Photon Emission

Gurwitsch, A. (1923). Die mitogenetische Strahlung. Berlin: Springer.
Popp, F.-A., Li, K. H., & Gu, Q. (Eds.). (1992). Recent Advances in Biophoton Research and Its Applications. Singapore: World Scientific.
Van Wijk, R. (2014). Light in Shaping Life: Biophotons in Biology and Medicine. Meluna, The Netherlands.
Cohen, S., & Popp, F.-A. (2003). Biophoton emission of the human body. Indian Journal of Experimental Biology, 41(5), 440–445.
Rastogi, A., & Pospíšil, P. (2011). Spontaneous ultraweak photon emission in plants and its connection to oxidative stress. Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology, 104(3), 420–427.
Kobayashi, M., Kikuchi, D., & Okamura, H. (2009). Imaging of ultraweak photon emission from human body. PLoS ONE, 4(7), e6256.

Circadian & Blue-Light Photoreception

Berson, D. M., Dunn, F. A., & Takao, M. (2002). Phototransduction by retinal ganglion cells that set the circadian clock. Science, 295(5557), 1070–1073.
Hattar, S., Liao, H.-W., Takao, M., Berson, D. M., & Yau, K.-W. (2002). Melanopsin containing retinal ganglion cells: architecture, projections, and intrinsic photosensitivity. Science, 295(5557), 1065–1070.
Holick, M. F. (2007). Vitamin D deficiency. New England Journal of Medicine, 357(3), 266–281.

Electrostimulation, Feedback & SCENAR Resources

Sluka, K. A., & Walsh, D. (2003). Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation: Basic science mechanisms and clinical effectiveness. Journal of Pain, 4(3), 109–121.
RITM OKB ZAO (multiple editions). SCENAR Therapy: Principles, Device Manuals, and Clinical Guidelines. Taganrog, Russia.
Tarakanov, A., & Gorfinkel, I. (eds.) (2000–2015). SCENAR-Therapy: Practical Manuals and Case Collections. Taganrog: RITM.
Kulizhsky, V., et al. (2014). SCENAR-Therapy: The Official User’s Manual. RITM OKB ZAO. (Note: SCENAR literature is heterogeneous and includes manuals, conference proceedings, and regional journals; readers should evaluate evidence levels accordingly.)

Linguistic, Hypnosis & Psychoneuroimmunology

Benedetti, F. (2014). Placebo Effects (2nd ed.). Oxford University Press.
Spiegel, D., & Patterson, D. (2008). Hypnosis in the treatment of pain and anxiety. Seminars in Anesthesia, Perioperative Medicine and Pain, 27(2), 120–132.
Montgomery, G. H., DuHamel, K. N., & Redd, W. H. (2000). A meta-analysis of hypnotically induced analgesia. International Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, 48(2), 138–153.
Burbank, L. (1907). The Training of the Human Plant. New York: Century. (Historical/controversial)
Emoto, M. (2004). The Hidden Messages in Water. New York: Atria. (Controversial and not widely accepted by mainstream science)

Information Theory, Cybernetics & Philosophy of Information

Shannon, C. E. (1948). A mathematical theory of communication. Bell System Technical Journal, 27(3–4), 379–423, 623–656.
Wiener, N. (1961). Cybernetics: Or Control and Communication in the Animal and the Machine (2nd ed.). MIT Press.
Wheeler, J. A. (1990). Information, physics, quantum: The search for links. In W. Zurek (Ed.), Complexity, Entropy, and the Physics of Information (pp. 3–28). Addison-Wesley.

Quantum Biology & Conceptual Bridges

Lambert, N., Chen, Y.-N., Cheng, Y.-C., et al. (2013). Quantum biology. Nature Physics, 9(1), 10–18.
Al-Khalili, J., & McFadden, J. (2014). Life on the Edge: The Coming of Age of Quantum Biology. Crown.
Bialek, W. (2012). Biophysics: Searching for Principles. Princeton University Press.

Historical Foundations: Electricity, Resonance & Early Bioelectromagnetics

Galvani, L. (1791). De viribus electricitatis in motu musculari commentarius. Bologna.
Aldini, G. (1804). Essai Théorique et Expérimental sur le Galvanisme. Paris.
Tesla, N. (1892–1919). Selected lectures and patents on high-frequency currents. (Historical primary sources; interpret with context.)
Lakhovsky, G. (1935). The Secret of Life. Paris: Gauthier-Villars. (Historical/controversial)
Rife, R. R. (1938). Reports and manuscripts on specific electromagnetic frequencies. (Historical/controversial; evidence base disputed.)