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Do you ever know or feel what someone else feels or thinks? Do you frequently feel connected to a twin or loved one even when you haven’t seen or communicated with them in some time? 

IONS is looking for emotionally bonded pairs or twins to investigate the phenomenon of mind-to-mind communication. If you have experienced such “telepathic” instances, we invite you to take part in this study. This study’s overall goal is to select 100 pairs of people with strong telepathic-type bonds to participate in future neuroscience studies aimed at investigating this mode of communication.

Who can participate?

• Emotionally bonded pairs or twins over the age of 18
• Those who can read and write fluent English
• Those with secure access to the internet and be comfortable with performing online tasks
• People who have experienced two or more instances of telepathic connections that both members of the pair can confirm

Study activities:

• You will complete surveys to understand the history of your relationship with your partner, and any similar experiences you may have had with others 
• The first survey will take about 10 minutes to complete. 
• If you are selected and want to participate in the next phase of the study, you and your partner will separately complete another survey that will take about 20 minutes. 
• If you are selected and want to participate in the third phase of this study, you and your partner will complete another survey and engage in some online tasks that will take approximately 20 minutes. 

Individual results will not be shared, and any reports we prepare will not contain any identifying information.

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This study is being conducted by the Institute of Noetic Sciences. All study activities are overseen by an Institutional Review Board (IORG#0003743). The Principal Investigator of the study is Dean Radin PhD.

The purpose of this study is to better understand how our body and brain may subconsciously anticipate unpredictable car accidents. The study consists of being in a self-driving car in virtual reality (VR) while we monitor your brain, heart, and skin electric activity, and eye movements. If you are a healthy adult and don’t have adverse reactions when driving a vehicle, you may be able to  participate.

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IRB#CCAN_2023_01 – This study is conducted by the Institute of Noetic Sciences – Cedric Cannard, PhD is the Principal Investigator. 

Help us learn how a unique relaxing environment, the ganzfeld, and personality influence a person’s ability to know things about the future, an experience called (precognition).

To participate you must:
1. Never or rarely engage in an artistic/creative activity or practice mind-body disciplines such as meditation or yoga.
2. Never or rarely had experiences that could be seen as parapsychological (psi).
3. Not believe or believe it is unlikely that you may succeed in a psi experiment.

The study involves:
1. Completing one online screening survey (@10 minutes)
2. Two in-person 60-minute sessions at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IONS) laboratory in Novato, CA.
3. At the sessions, you will complete questionnaires and tasks, including a 35-minute ganzfeld protocol that includes sitting in a reclining armchair, wearing a pair of glasses that show a steady red light without any contours, and a pair of headphones that play relaxing instructions followed by a static noise (like radio noise when there is no reception).

Participants who complete all study activities will receive $20 via PayPal. The research study is being conducted by Dr. Helané Wahbeh at the Institute of Noetic Sciences (IORG#0003743).

Please click here to learn more about the study

You can also email research@noetic.org to learn more.

Are you a medium and ready to explore the power of your medium intuition and contribute to cutting-edge scientific research? Join our new study, where we delve into the mysteries of human consciousness and intuition using the latest technology.

Participants will wear a Muse EEG headband to measure brainwave activity while engaging in an innovative task: identifying the likely cause of death (from three possibilities) for individuals based on intuition alone. You can employ your abilities to connect with the deceased during the experiment. This fascinating study pushes the boundaries of our understanding of intuition, mediumship, and the brain’s hidden potential.

The study takes approximately 30 minutes and is broken into three steps: an intuitive task (7 minutes), a survey about your personality and experiences (7 minutes), and the main experiment (15 minutes). You’ll receive clear, guided instructions to set up the Muse EEG headband, connect to the app, and complete the tasks.

By participating, you’ll play a vital role in research that may redefine how we perceive intuition and consciousness. Curious to see how intuitive you are? Sign up today and be part of something extraordinary!

Wherever you live in the continental US, if you have at least one year of experience practicing as a medium and have conducted a minimum of 20 mediumship sessions within the past year, we invite you to participate in this groundbreaking study.

Learn more about how to participate in this study

This study is being conducted by the IONS. All study activities are overseen by an Institutional Review Board (IORG#0003743). The Principal Investigator of the study is Arnaud Delorme, PhD.

One in five adults worldwide experiences a mental health condition each year, with depression as the leading cause of global disability. Current studies show self-induced out-of-body experiences (OBEs) hold the potential to revolutionize mental health by easing existential anxiety and fostering profound personal growth. 

This exploratory research study aims to investigate how learning to induce your own OBEs may be used as a tool to garner greater well-being and appreciation for life. If you’re curious to see if this can benefit you, we are enrolling 200 people into our study. 

Online Workshop 

If selected, you will participate in an online *LIVE* 4-day workshop (valued at $1499), led by world-renowned OBE teacher Jade Shaw on June 26-29, 2025. During this intensive, you will receive: 

1. Jade’s Method: Jade’s signature ‘S.T.A.T.E.’ method for self-inducing OBEs for the purpose of shifting your perspective and finding a deeper sense of peace in daily life.
2. Free Resources: An interactive digital handbook, personal practice plan, and guided meditations with brainwave technology. 
3. Monetary Payment: Participants who complete all required surveys will receive $25 compensation. 

The Participation 

Participation includes two parts: the online workshop, and a series of online questionnaires administered before and after the workshop. You may be eligible to participate if you meet the screening criteria.

Learn more about how to participate in this study

This study is being conducted by the Institute of Noetic Sciences and all study activities are overseen by an Institutional Review Board (IORG#0003743). The Principal Investigator of the study is Garret Yount, PhD.

Have you ever had a spiritual or transcendent experience? It might be noetic.

In a noetic experience, someone receives information or energy from beyond the conventional notions of space and time. An experience of oneness or peace, a message from a deceased relative, a mind-to-mind communication with another person — these are all noetic experiences.

At IONS, we are seeking to better understand these relatively common occurrences.

Want to help? We are collecting these experiences in the Noetic EXperiences Archive (NEXA).

To participate, you must be 18 years of age or older, able to read and write in English, and to fully understand and consent to the study activities. No compensation.

SUBMIT YOUR NOETIC EXPERIENCE AND LEARN MORE ABOUT THE PROJECT

Principal investigator Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, IRB# WAHH_2021_02, 04/12/2021

Many people have had precognitive dreams or successful intuitive hunches and ask themselves: Do I have psychic or psi abilities?

GotPsi is a simple way to explore these abilities through a suite of psi tests based on techniques similar to those used in more formal laboratory experiments. The tests are fun (and valid) and you’ll get immediate feedback about your performance. There are also various “Halls of Fame” where you can compare your performance with others.

Click to Explore Your Psi Abilities

Principal investigator Helané Wahbeh, ND, MCR, study IRB# WAH_2018_05, 03/01/2021

Projects by IONS Fellow Rupert Sheldrake, PhD*

The Joint Attention Test

Can you tell when someone is looking at the same photo you are?

Joint attention is the shared focus of two or more individuals on the same object. Detecting the direction of another person’s gaze plays a major role in establishing joint attention. The purpose of this research is to find out if joint attention involves a kind of mental resonance that can be felt by people looking at the same thing, even if they are many miles apart.

This experiment requires two people and takes less than five minutes to complete. One of you registers a group name, then you both log in at a prearranged time. In each of 12 trials you’ll be randomly shown either the same picture or different ones. After 10 seconds, you’ll be asked “Was your partner looking at the same picture?” In half the trials you’ll do the guessing while your partner concentrates on the image, then in the second half you’ll reverse roles.

Take the Joint Attention Test

Waking Before Alarm Clocks Go Off

Have you ever woken just before your alarm clock goes off? What about waking before unscheduled disturbances?

IONS Fellow, Rupert Sheldrake, is conducting exciting new research around this common but mysterious phenomenon, which may be a form of pre-sentiment precognition. He is interested in hearing from those who have had experiences of waking just before unexpected alarms, such as fire alarms, or any other unscheduled disturbance. Watch a brief (4 min) video about the experiment and learn how you can participate by sharing your own experiences.

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*Please note that these projects are not being overseen by a research ethics committee.

Projects by IONS Fellow Peter Bancel

Psi@Home

The Psi@Home project connects volunteers from around the world with researchers investigating psi – those familiar, yet furtive, experiences such as premonitions and synchronicities that defy scientific explanation to this day. Research studies of psi effects are often carried out in laboratory settings with volunteer subjects. However, the necessity of traveling to the lab limits who can participate. The Psi@Home project uses a downloadable app that allows people to participate in psi experiments in their own home, at any location, and at any time.

Psi@Home is currently seeking volunteers for several distinct cohorts. If you would like to learn more about becoming a cohort member, further information is available at this website. We hope you will consider participating. Participation is easy and fun. It’s also a way that you can help researchers broaden the horizons of science.

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Projects by IONS Fellow Marilyn Schlitz

Talent and Training: Grief and Transformation in the Psychomantium.

A new study is now recruiting volunteers to explore connections with invisible others using a sensory deprivation process in virtual reality. If you’re interested and have a VR headset, we would love to have your participation over 3 sessions of approximately 30 minutes each. Send an email to Marilyn.Schlitz @sofia.edu

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