# Institute of Noetic Sciences
**Domain:** Consciousness Studies / Human Potential / Contemplative Research
**Doc Type:** Institution Node
**Maturity:** Developing
**Related:** [[Hard Problem of Consciousness]], [[Consciousness]], [[Evidence Boundary]], [[Recommended Institutions and Signals]]
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## Definition
The **Institute of Noetic Sciences** supports research and public inquiry into consciousness, contemplative practice, mind-body relationships and reports of anomalous experience.
## Corpus Context
It belongs in the ontology as a boundary institution. Its subjects matter to continuity and consciousness, while claims must be separated by evidentiary strength so phenomenology, hypothesis and established result are not silently collapsed.
## Directory Context
This institution is indexed in [[Recommended Institutions and Signals]].
## Sources / Provenance
- [Institute of Noetic Sciences](https://noetic.org/)