CLASSIFIED

Cognitive Research Institute

Est. 1973

ИНСТИТУТ КОГНИТИВНЫХ ИССЛЕДОВАНИЙ

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The Cognitive Research Institute is a decommissioned Soviet-era research facility, now operating a field office in Black Rock City. Our mission: the study and selective destruction of human memory.

What would you forget if you could?

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Department Directory

NAVIGATION INDEX

ABOUT THE INSTITUTEINTERNAL

Organizational Dossier

Mission statement, institutional history, organizational structure, and key personnel.

[CRI-ORG-2025-001]

RESEARCH DIVISIONSRESTRICTED

Active Programs

Current research programs including perception studies, memory dissolution, and cognitive optimization.

[CRI-RES-2025-001]

THE ARCHIVEDECLASSIFIED

Declassified Documents

Recovered documents, field reports, and communications from the Institute's history.

[CRI-ARC-2025-001]

PARTICIPATEOPEN ENROLLMENT

Subject Enrollment

Volunteer for Institute research. Learn about processing protocols and what to expect.

[CRI-PAR-2025-001]

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Facility Documentation

PHOTO ARCHIVE

CRI field office — Desert Cognitive Research Institute on the playa

MDU-7 Memory Destruction Unit — operational at night with fire chamber active

MDU-7 field operations — researcher and operator at work station

MDU-7 control panel — Soviet-era switches, gauges, and DESTROY button

VOLUNTEER SUBJECTS NEEDED

Join the 2026 Field Season

The Institute is seeking qualified personnel and research subjects. All subjects receive full cognitive processing at no charge.

Your memories are safe with us. Probably.

Apply to Join

CRI-WEB-2026-001 · APPROVED FOR PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION · CLEARANCE: GENERAL

ОДОБРЕНО К ПУБЛИЧНОМУ РАСПРОСТРАНЕНИЮ