the early stages of the original structure were born from the merger between the noêsis association—which was created in 1999 by sylvie dethiollaz, phd in molecular biology—and the fondation odier de psycho-physique (odier foundation of psychophysics) which was promoted in 1992 by marcel & monique odier and whose dedicated team included, among its distinguished members, some eminent figures such as biologist rémy chauvin and physicist olivier costa de beauregard.