# 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]] --- ## 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/)