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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:#323232'>Worldwide voting for the 13<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>th</span></sup> <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/"><span style='color:dimgray'>Best Illusion of the Year Contest</span></a> will take place on the Contest’s <a href="http://illusionoftheyear.com/"><span style='color:dimgray'>website</span></a> TODAY, from 4pm EDT on October 4<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>th</span></sup> to 4pm EDT on October 5<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>th</span></sup>. The Top 10 finalist illusions, selected from dozens of entries from countries all around the world, will be publicly revealed then. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:#323232'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:#323232'>The 2017 Contest coincides with the release of <a href="http://championsofillusionbook.com/"><span style='color:dimgray'>Champions of Illusion: The Science Behind Mind-Boggling Images and Mystifying Brain Puzzles</span></a>. “Champions” features many of the best illusions from the Contest, and their neural underpinnings. <a href="http://championsofillusionbook.com/" target="_blank"><span style='color:dimgray'>Champions of Illusion</span></a> is available for pre-order. Proceeds will support future editions of the Best Illusion of the Year Contest. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:#323232'>Anybody with an internet connection can vote to pick the Top 3 winning illusions from the Top 10 finalists. The 1<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>st</span></sup> place winn</span>er<span style='color:#323232'> will receive $3,000, the 2<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>nd</span></sup> place winner $2,000, and the 3<sup><span style='border:none windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'>rd</span></sup> place winner $1,000.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='color:#323232'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#323232'>On behalf of the Executive Board of the Neural Correlate Society:<br>Jose-Manuel Alonso, Stephen Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde, Luis Martinez, Xoana Troncoso, Peter Tse<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal>--------------------------------------<br>Susana Martinez-Conde, PhD<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'>Professor of Ophthalmology, Neurology, and Physiology & Pharmacology<br>State University of New York (SUNY)<br>Downstate Medical Center<br>450 Clarkson Ave, Brooklyn NY 11203, USA<br>Email: <a href="mailto:smart@neuralcorrelate.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>smart@neuralcorrelate.com</span></a><br>Phone: <a href="tel:%2B1%20718-270-4520" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>+1 718-270-4520</span></a><br><a href="http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com" target="_blank"><span style='color:blue'>http://smc.neuralcorrelate.com</span></a> <o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>