Collaborate
NCI is an open framework that demands scrutiny, validation, and expansion. If you want to test these ideas rigorously, we want to work with you.
Pathways
Whether you're a researcher, clinician, educator, or institution, there's a way to contribute to — and benefit from — the NCI framework.
Research Partnerships
We're actively seeking academic and institutional partners to design and conduct empirical validation studies. Priority areas include psychometric validation of the five-dimensional assessment, neuroimaging correlates, convergent/discriminant validity against Cloninger's TCI and the Big Five, and longitudinal outcome studies comparing phenotype-aligned vs. generic interventions.
We can provide: the theoretical framework, the assessment instrument, clinical observation data, and subject matter expertise. We need: research design expertise, institutional review boards, neuroimaging facilities, and publication pathways.
Discuss a partnership →Clinical Practitioners
Therapists, psychologists, and counselors who want to explore NCI in their clinical practice. We're building a network of practitioners who can apply phenotype-specific approaches to treatment planning, environmental recommendations, and relational counseling.
Participation begins with a comprehensive orientation to the framework and its clinical applications, grounded in the published monograph and supplementary materials.
Explore practitioner access →Academic Institutions
We welcome relationships with university departments in psychology, neuroscience, behavioral science, and related fields. Opportunities include: guest lectures, thesis co-supervision (NCI as a research topic), and curriculum integration for courses on personality, neurodiversity, or clinical assessment.
Start a conversation →Critical Review
We explicitly welcome constructive criticism from established researchers. If our framework has weaknesses, we want to know. If our neuroscience claims overreach, we want to correct them. Rigor is more important than marketing. The framework is designed to be testable and falsifiable — and we mean it.
Submit a critique →Open Science
The NCI framework — the theoretical model, the five autonomic phenotypes, the five-dimensional architecture, the Big Five deconstruction — is openly presented on this site for exploration, discussion, and academic engagement.
NCI is committed to the principles of open scholarship. The scientific synthesis is available for scrutiny, citation, and collaborative extension by any researcher or institution. We believe that the framework's credibility depends on its willingness to be tested and, where necessary, revised.
We ask only that the framework be cited appropriately when referenced in academic or professional contexts, and that the integrity of the model be maintained in any derivative applications.
"Share the science freely. Let the evidence speak."
What We're Looking For
Psychometric Validation
Researchers with expertise in psychological assessment design to validate the five-dimensional instrument. We need factor analysis, reliability testing, and convergent/discriminant validity studies against established measures (Big Five, Cloninger TCI, SPS Scale).
Neuroimaging Studies
Access to fMRI or EEG facilities to test the proposed neurobiological correlates — particularly DMN activation patterns, amygdala reactivity profiles, and autonomic nervous system regulation signatures across phenotypic configurations.
Clinical Pilot Programs
Licensed therapists willing to pilot phenotype-specific treatment modifications with consenting clients. We're particularly interested in comparing outcomes when interventions are aligned to autonomic phenotype vs. standard protocols.
Cross-Cultural Studies
International researchers to test whether the five phenotypic clusters emerge consistently across cultures, or whether cultural context shapes their expression or distribution.
Genetic & Biomarker Correlation
Researchers with access to DRD4 VNTR genotyping, cortisol assays, or oxytocin receptor polymorphism data to test the proposed neurochemical-phenotypic mappings in independent populations.
Get in Touch
Whether you're a researcher, clinician, or simply someone who finds this framework compelling — we'd like to hear from you.